Chapter 596 - 376: Elizabeth’s Hot Spring Trip
Chapter 596: Chapter 376: Elizabeth’s Hot Spring Trip
"We were so close to succeeding, but we failed anyway. I just don’t know what went wrong," Peiya said regretfully.
Elizabeth composed herself, her expression once again calm. "The more we fail, the closer we are to success."
"Little Eli, quick, tell me if this dress looks good on me." Peiya had changed into a pink dress and was constantly posing in front of the mirror.
"Peggy, has another visitor come to see the master?" Elizabeth sighed helplessly, watching the heap of iron in front of her endlessly striking poses.
"Yes, and he’s more handsome than anyone I’ve ever seen." The Minotaur pinned a small red flower onto one of its thick horns, preening with delight.
"I really don’t think you should spend so much time on Alchemy. You’re missing out on so much fun," Peiya said, all while picking out an outfit for later.
"I don’t care," Elizabeth replied, sinking into her chair with a look of contentment.
"Then what do you care about?" the Minotaur asked, turning its head curiously.
"It’s a matter of priorities. For now, I just want to focus on my Alchemy studies and improve my Cultivation."
"Peggy, can you go prepare the materials I need for Alchemy?" Now rested, Elizabeth stood up and stretched her back, her chest swelling in a magnificent wave.
The Minotaur refused.
"I’m not going. I have a date to watch the stars over Feilengcui later. Besides, you can get the Alchemy Materials yourself. Why are you making me go?"
"You’re a Minotaur now, Peiya. An iron one. No one *actually* wants to watch the stars with you," Elizabeth stated calmly.
"Besides, you’ve always been responsible for the Alchemy Materials. If you don’t go, I can’t open the mechanized door."
Peiya had no comeback.
’Don’t get angry. Don’t get angry. There’s no need to bicker with an old maid nobody wants. I’m still a gorgeous young girl.’ Peiya fumed internally. Her arms, thicker than Elizabeth’s waist, repeatedly patted her chest as she consoled herself. Then, she hunched her extremely burly frame and walked into the storeroom on the west side.
Elizabeth shook her head as she watched the other’s retreating figure. She looked down at her own clothes, soaked with sweat and unpleasantly sticky, and the thought of taking a bath crossed her mind.
With the arrival of July, Feilengcui had started to grow hot. The last few days had been especially muggy, hinting that a torrential downpour might be on its way.
Her long, toned legs, the envy of countless women, carried her toward the mountain behind the manor. There, she had a custom-built hot spring, her usual place to bathe and soothe her fatigue.
Tonight, the moonlight was as soft and gentle as water, and beneath it, the hot spring was filled to the brim.
The moonlight reflected on the pool’s surface, casting a silvery glow. A gentle breeze rippled the water, creating layer upon layer of silver waves amidst the rising steam, creating a dreamlike, ethereal scene.
Elizabeth sat down on a nearby bluestone and slowly slid off her form-fitting trousers. She revealed a pair of long, flawlessly fair legs, so beautiful that the blooming moon orchids beside them seemed to close up their petals in shame.
She dipped the tip of her toe into the water before sinking her entire graceful form into the warm spring.
But just then, a clear, ethereal voice spoke up.
"Father, someone’s here."
Elizabeth froze, her hands immediately crossing over her chest. This spring was on a high slope behind the manor—no one ever came here.
She looked toward the source of the voice, and a handsome, masculine face came into the view of the Holy Sith Kingdom’s empress. That face, paired with a powerful, naked torso, radiated an unimaginable virility—so much so that Elizabeth’s own heart couldn’t help but race.
"It’s you?"
She knew that face all too well. It was the Dragon Knight who had won her Sai Dai Golden Man from Debei. No wonder he had Peiya acting like a star-struck Goblin that had lost all reason.
His physique, which looked as if it had been meticulously sculpted by the Creator himself, made her unable to stop her eyes from traveling downward.
"I never expected to run into Your Majesty Elizabeth here." The person soaking in the hot spring was none other than the Lord himself. Anyone else would have been apologizing profusely by now.
But this was the Lord. Even with the awkward atmosphere, he said calmly, "I don’t like to stare when I’m bathing. It makes for a more pleasant soak for everyone involved."
"So, could Your Majesty perhaps stop trying to sneak a peek at my King’s Sword?" Levi added, looking over with a teasing smirk.
Unfortunately, she had already covered most of the view with her hands.
"Ha? You call that the King’s Sword? Are you sure it isn’t an earthworm?" Elizabeth scoffed, her words betraying her thoughts, as she found she couldn’t tear her eyes away.
She was an empress who reigned supreme over all, and she had her pride. Even though she was at a disadvantage, she refused to lose a shred of her imposing presence.
"Don’t let appearances deceive you, Your Majesty."
Levi rose from the water, proudly displaying the asset that would make any man in the world envious. "What you mistake for an earthworm," he declared, "may just be a Giant Dragon that has yet to awaken!"
In her stupor, the figure gradually vanished before her eyes.
"A Holy Light Gia— Giant Dragon..." Elizabeth snapped back to reality, staring blankly at the now-empty spring. Her chest quivered, sending ripples across the water.
While she had never seen a man’s naked form in person, she could guess what one looked like from sculptures and paintings. But she had certainly never seen a ’Giant Dragon’ that glowed with golden light...
Elizabeth was stunned, but little did she know, Levi was equally amazed.
After all, he had gotten a clear, unobstructed view as Her Majesty the Empress entered the water. He could tell she had never borne a child, yet her assets were in no way inferior to those of Debei’s Queen.