The Villain Saint is my secondary account

"It's okay, it's okay. I wasn't in a hurry for you to answer." Ye Xiao patted the cat's head. "You can think about it slowly. I just felt that I had to be honest with you about my thoughts."

"Indecent thoughts!"

"Hey, it's not that serious." Ye Xiao chuckled shamelessly.

"Hmph..." The kitten pouted and made some low "chirping" sounds.

Ye Xiao wasn't in a hurry, and gently rubbed the soft, fluffy hair on Greta's head.

After a moment of silence, the kitten finally grinned and seemed to grit its teeth as it uttered the word "love!"

"What?" Ye Xiao raised an eyebrow.

"I said I like you too!!! You stinky Ye Xiao, you're so annoying!!!"

……

In the afternoon, at the royal palace atop Mount Vallond.

After three days of repairs, the outer walls of the palace are now barely presentable.

The snow-covered outer courtyard has been planted with new flowers and shrubs and swept clean.

However, inside there was still a huge wooden framework, and craftsmen wearing cotton-padded clothes were slowly applying mud to it.

Although winter has arrived in Loren, the weather has been quite sunny these past few days, except for the day the zombie horde attacked the city and the first snow fell heavily.

Fortunately, it doesn't seem to be a harsh winter, but as the saying goes, it's not cold when it snows but it's cold when the snow melts, so the temperature is still low.

Inside the unfinished hall, Ye Xiao carried Greta on his shoulder as they entered, and immediately saw Holman discussing something with the minister in charge of construction.

Although Holman was guilty of rebelling, he also had merits in defending the capital. After careful consideration, Skadi only symbolically relieved him of his post in the capital, but kept his title of marquis.

Now, citing a shortage of manpower, he has been hired as a permanent assistant in the palace.

Ye Xiao greeted Holman and politely inquired about Skadi's location.

Holman had been working for the Duke of York in the York Territory of the Western Frontier before he led his army to attack the city, so he had never met Ye Xiao. However, he had heard of this knight personally appointed by Skadi, so he replied.

"His Majesty should be working in the temporary imperial study in the side hall right now, as most of the rooms in the main hall are still under renovation. If you need directions, you can ask the palace guards there to take you there..."

Following Holman's directions, Ye Xiao quickly arrived at the Imperial Study in the side hall.

However, he didn't rush in. Instead, he waited in the corridor by the door for a while until Ella arrived. They smiled at each other, and then he asked the guard standing at the door for permission to visit.

Chapter 215 The Person I Love

In the royal study, Skadi was reviewing files while wearing a monocle.

Sunlight streamed through the clear glass window onto the desk, making the girl's tied-up blonde hair shine brightly.

Hearing the door open, Skadi looked up and, upon seeing Ye Xiao, her face immediately lit up with joy.

"Ah, Ye Xiao, when did you arrive?"

However, she then saw Ella's small figure following Ye Xiao in, and her expression immediately fell.

"What brings you here, Miss Havil? Didn't the guards tell you that your visiting hours have passed? If you have something to discuss, please make an appointment with the Royal Secretary tomorrow. I will consider declining when I am available next week."

Hearing Skadi's words, Ella just playfully stuck out her tongue, "Don't be like that, we're all family now."

"Who's family with you!" Skadi curled her lip, took off her monocle, and her serious, scholarly air vanished, replaced by that familiar "disdainful face" with her eyebrows raised.

"I was wrong before." Ella interlaced her fingers, her eyes brimming with tears. "Your Majesty, please forgive my mistakes."

"Go away! I haven't caused you any trouble!" Skadi said angrily, "Please just stop torturing me!"

She did want to cause trouble for Ella to vent her anger, but Duke Heville was one of the four great dukes, and the Holy Maiden of Light had evacuated and saved so many civilians in the name of the Holy Temple. There were still quite a few women among the ministers who were "supporters".

If she were to actually do something to Ella, it would inevitably draw criticism.

Moreover, this woman is not someone to be trifled with. Putting aside the terrifying strength she displayed in the palace, easily crushing the giant black centipede, which was beyond the realm of ordinary people, Skadi herself is no match for this woman in terms of cunning and scheming.

It's fortunate that this wretched woman isn't a member of the royal family, and the brother Raymond she's supporting is really not very capable, otherwise I probably wouldn't have had much of a chance to win the royal selection.

Of course, it's also possible that this guy simply doesn't care who the king is.

From Skadi's perspective, she felt that this annoying woman was just there for amusement throughout the entire royal selection process.

After all, with that kind of strength, if the other side really wanted to forcibly seize the throne and insist on Raymond's ascension, who could stop them? There would be no need for all those complicated schemes.

In the entire imperial city, perhaps only the strength Ye Xiao displayed that day could barely put up a fight...

Thinking of this, Skadi couldn't help but look at Ye Xiao again, "And Ye Xiao, you big liar, your swordsmanship is good enough to fight Captain Sauron and you never told me! I was wondering how you managed to beat that Princess Aslan to a pulp!"

"Ahem, well, as for our trump card, the Imperial Selection period was a mixed bag after all..." Ye Xiao scratched his head rather embarrassedly.

"What do you mean? Do you think I would tell anyone about your affairs?" Skadi said, displeased.

"How could that be? I have complete faith in Your Majesty's noble character," Ye Xiao hurriedly patted his chest and said, "But as you can see now, there are many strange and supernatural forces at play behind the imperial selection. What if some of them can probe for information through mental or even thought processes..."

"I just think I'll hold you back!" Skadi crossed her arms. "No need to explain, I know my own limitations!"

"Oh, Your Majesty, you can't say that..." Ye Xiao chuckled awkwardly. This eldest princess has become increasingly clever since becoming queen, and it's quite difficult to fool her.

"How many times have I told you, call me Skadi!" Skadi snorted. "We're engaged, and using a respectful title is just you trying to distance yourself from me, isn't it! Anyway, you're not going anywhere this time. If you dare to run away, I'll put a bounty on your head all over the continent, saying that my fiancé has betrayed me and run away!"

"Good, good, good, hahaha!" As soon as he finished speaking, the little cat on Ye Xiao's shoulder clapped and laughed.

"Oh dear, oh dear... Why did it have to come to this?" Ye Xiao began to sweat profusely. Just thinking about the scene Skadi described made him feel a little numb. "Look, I came here specifically to find you. I'm here with all my heart."

"Hmph, a big liar who's full of lies. But since you came to me, you do have some conscience after all."

Skadi cupped her chin in her hands. "So you have an answer about the engagement... No, Miss Havil, why are you still smirking? You're so shameless! We're discussing the private affairs of the royal family, could you please leave?"

"Well, hehe, actually, that's exactly what I was going to say," Ye Xiao quickly interjected.

"As for marriage, well, to be honest, I feel it's a bit too early for us... Hey, don't rush, Skadi, Your Majesty, my lord, don't stand up, don't draw your sword, hey, hey, calm down, for the sake of the craftsmen outside who are still repairing houses in the dead of winter..."

"Yes, Your Majesty, yes, calm down, take a deep breath. You see, I haven't finished speaking yet, don't rush me..."

“…Excellent, Your Majesty. You are the most calm and wise king of Loren. On behalf of the craftsmen outside, I offer you my highest respect.”

Skadi lay back in the soft chair, her arms wrapped around her puffed-up chest, bobbing up and down in anger. "Fine, go ahead and tell me. I want to see what sweet talk you scumbag can come up with next!"

"That's right. I'm not expressing refusal or breaking the contract. What I mean is, if Your Majesty truly thinks I'm someone worth spending your life with, I'd be happy to discuss marriage with you slowly."

Ye Xiao wiped the sweat from his forehead. "I have personally witnessed how you have worked hard to grow throughout your journey, your intelligence, and how you have gradually shed your arrogance towards the common people through studying documents and making visits. You have begun to shoulder responsibilities and have become increasingly courageous... Now, the people of the capital have begun to see hope. Even nobles who once disagreed with you on political matters now praise you as a potential great king."

"Do you remember what we said back in the academy? I have to say, after spending so much time together, you have really changed my prejudice against you. Now, I still have a lot of good feelings for you. If I could marry you, it would be the greatest blessing of my life."

"Hmph, after all this build-up, there's bound to be a 'but' coming up at the end anyway." A slight blush appeared on Skadi's fair face.

“But… cough cough,” Ye Xiao smiled awkwardly, “Actually, what I mean is, since I already know so much about you and do have feelings for you, I feel I still have a responsibility to be honest about my own situation so that you can make a more accurate decision.”

“…What do you mean?” Skadi frowned slightly. “Anyway, you’ve already kept so many things from me, I don’t mind.”

"No, no, although that's what I say, we're already talking about marriage, so I think there's something I need to say."

After Ye Xiao finished speaking, he involuntarily swallowed.

Damn it, I've been on the most brutal battlefields and fought the most vicious evil gods, and I didn't even flinch back then. So why is my heart suddenly pounding now for no reason?

"Uh... what's wrong?" Skadi asked, slightly confused.

"Didn't I tell you before that I have a boyfriend...?"

“Oh, that one, yeah, why haven’t you mentioned her since?” Skadi tilted her head. “I almost forgot about her. Indeed, if there’s another one like her, I think it’s necessary to bring her along for a talk. I’m not saying I’m intentionally trying to steal someone else’s love or anything, but if you really think…”

"The person I'm talking about is actually... the one next to me..."

“...Um, Miss Ella.”

Chapter 216 An Excellent King

"Ah... ah?"

Skadi was stunned.

She seemed to hear something, or perhaps it was just a fleeting illusion.

She understood every word Ye Xiao said, but when put together, they were so incomprehensible.

"I don't quite understand..."

"You mean..."

She stared intently at Ella's innocent face, then turned to Ye Xiao, who smiled and nodded at her, as if to tell her that her understanding of those words was correct.

But how is this possible?

How could this happen?

Ye Xiao, the one she trusted and relied on the most, and Ella Hayville, who was always against her and full of bad intentions...

Are they actually a couple?

Huh...? They're a couple?

ah! ! ? ?

Impossible, this is absolutely impossible!

Oh right... Ye Xiao clearly said in the letter he left me that... Ella Hayville was the ultimate mastermind.

Why did I forget this?!

Yes, that's the truth.

That damned woman, she must have used illusion magic to bewitch me!

I knew it! How could things have ended so smoothly? How could the mastermind behind the imperial selection be killed by that wretched woman so easily?

It was all fake after all!

It's all fake!!!

After a moment of silence, Skadi immediately drew the rapier that was leaning against the table:

"You damned woman, don't even think about defeating me with illusions!!!"

"Eeya!" Ella cried out, quickly hiding behind Ye Xiao. Ye Xiao, in a panic, grabbed Skadi's arm. "Calm down! Calm down, Your Majesty! This isn't an illusion!!"

"Stop deceiving me with Ye Xiao's image!! You vicious woman... I should have realized long ago that he was actually already..." Skadi's face hardened, tears glistening in her eyes, "...he's already dead!"

"I'm perfectly fine! Stop using this method to escape reality, okay?!"

Ye Xiao was really struggling to stay calm. Would he rather believe that he had died than believe that he and Ella were a couple?

"I will not be defeated by your illusions, you wretched woman!"

"This is reality, Your Majesty!!"

"Shut up! You really think I won't dare to attack just because you look like Ye Xiao?!"

"Don't do it! Someone will die!"

"Stab him! Your Majesty, stab him quickly!"

"Greta, instead of using this time to stir up trouble, could you please help set up a soundproofing array?"

"You shameless woman, if you have any guts, don't hide behind someone else!!!"

"Oh, Your Majesty, we truly love each other!"

"Shut up!!! You filthy woman!!! I'm going to kill you!!!"

……

Although Greta was quite pleased with the scene, out of consideration, she still cast a soundproofing spell on the three people in the study.

After all, if the guards outside heard such a chaotic scene and barged in, it would not only be extremely embarrassing, but more importantly, this joyful farce would be interrupted.

Ye Xiao never expected that the two-person skit he and Skadi performed around the sofa in the academy would be performed again.

The only difference is that the sofa was replaced by him, and he was replaced by Ella.

The three of them played this game of eagle catching chick for more than ten minutes, until Skadi was panting heavily, pointing at Ella, her voice trembling.

"Hmph... Come out here... You filthy woman, come out here... I'm going to fight you to the death..."

Under the bright sunlight, the overturned files and pages of books fluttered down like chicken feathers in the air.

"Your Majesty... calm down... you really need to calm down..."