White Night, who was already asleep, naturally couldn't have any expression, but Iris knew that beneath this cold and dignified face was a gentle and considerate heart.
"Sister Bai Ye, I really like you so much."
Iris looked at White Night's sleeping face with obsession; if she had the ability to stop time, she would definitely choose to let time stop at this moment without hesitation.
At least at this moment, White Night belonged to Iris.
"Whew~ Whew~"
Iris gently adjusted her breathing and slowed down her movements to prevent what she was about to do from waking White Night.
She propped her hands on both sides of White Night's head, looking closely at White Night's face, as if she wanted to carve her appearance into her memory.
After a while, Iris slowly lowered her head and gently pressed her pink lips against White Night's cheek.
She actually kissed White Night!
This kiss was very light, yet it contained Iris's feelings; after a long time, she slowly raised her head.
Even though Iris was facing a defenseless White Night, she only kissed White Night's cheek; even though the other's cherry lips were right before her eyes, Iris didn't dare to touch them no matter what.
"I really am a coward."
Iris's face was very red; she really wanted to continue the kiss from just now.
But she couldn't; she had to rest properly now. She didn't want to be disliked by White Night, so she had to be a good child.
Iris lay back in White Night's arms, the two of them huddling close together, as White Night's body temperature seeped into Iris's body bit by bit.
This feeling was wonderful, just like the light illuminating a room, making Iris incredibly satisfied.
"Sister Bai Ye is indeed very warm..." The palace of the Holy Radiance Empire was solemn and sacred; to the commoners of the Royal Capital, this was an unreachable Holy Land. Even watching from afar could lead to questioning by Guards, let alone entering the palace to see what it looked like inside.
However, that said, a low-status commoner did come to the palace today.
This commoner was none other than the middle-aged uncle whom White Night had entrusted to deliver the letter.
He was currently kneeling respectfully in the center of the palace's Council Chamber, and on the throne forty paces away sat the supreme ruler of the Holy Radiance Empire, Queen Angelie.
"You say the person who gave you this letter was a Silver-haired Girl?"
"Yes."
"She wrote this letter to you personally?"
"Exactly."
The middle-aged uncle knelt honestly on the ground, respectfully answering the Queen's questions. He didn't even dare to raise his head easily, for fear of accidentally provoking Queen Your Majesty's Life Qi.
As a resident of the Royal Capital, the uncle understood all too well what kind of temperament Her Majesty had.
Although this young Queen of the Empire possessed extremely powerful strength and governing talent, her temper and patience were also notoriously bad. If he accidentally enraged Your Majesty, the uncle wouldn't have enough lives to spare even if he had several.
"Could it be..."
Angelie muttered softly while looking at the letter in her hand. The handwriting on the letter was indeed the same as White Night's, but this commoner said the letter was given to him by a Silver-haired Girl, and even written personally in front of him. Could White Night really... She looked again at the report submitted by her subordinates the night before last, which explained in detail the function of the formation in White Night's room.
It was indeed a teleportation array, and its effect was extremely strong. According to the deductions of the Royal Scholars, this teleportation array could even pass through the palace's magical Restriction silently without being discovered by anyone.
Although the effect was strong, this formation had a drawback: it would cause unknown changes to the user's body.
As for what the changes were, that bunch of useless fellows couldn't explain clearly either. Angelie had been worried because of this, fearing that something might happen to White Night.
But looking at it now, Angelie didn't need to continue worrying. White Night's body should be fine, though the changes might be very significant.
"This Silver-haired Girl you mentioned, is she beautiful?"
"She... is beautiful!"
Intuition told the middle-aged uncle that the relationship between Your Majesty and the Silver-haired Girl he met a few days ago might be very deep. In this situation, praising the other party's appearance should be no problem.
"Describe that girl's appearance to me."
"Yes, Your Majesty."
The middle-aged uncle recalled carefully, organized his wording, and slowly spoke.
"Fair skin, silver hair, very beautiful eyes like sapphires, her temperament and appearance look somewhat cold, but the tone of her voice doesn't sound like a cold person..."
The uncle's education level and eloquence were quite average, and his vocabulary was very limited, but his rambling still allowed Angelie to understand the gist of it.
"Could my White Night really..."
Angelie didn't know how to describe her current mood. Based on the current situation, her White Night seemed to have really become a girl.
This, how should she put it, White Night becoming a girl... seemed quite nice!
She had wanted White Night to wear women's clothing before but was afraid of making her Life Qi. Now it was fine; when White Night returned, she would have her wear women's clothing all the time. It would definitely be very suitable.
Angelie accepted the fact that White Night had become a girl very quickly; she didn't care about gender or anything like that at all.
To Angelie, White Night's existence was a blessing from heaven. Gender was a small matter to Angelie.
She loved White Night; whether White Night had breasts or a 'handle', Angelie could fully accept it.
"Good, I understand the specific situation. You have done well in delivering the letter and should be rewarded."
Angelie waved her hand, and a maid walked from the side to the uncle. She carried a metal tray, and on the tray was an exquisite bag woven with gold thread.
"There are gold coins in the bag; they are all your reward."
"Gold, gold coins!"
The middle-aged uncle opened the bag and took a look, finding that this small bag was densely packed with glittering gold coins. By his rough estimate, there were at least four or five hundred gold coins inside.
"This!"
The middle-aged uncle was so shocked he couldn't even speak. He couldn't earn these gold coins even if he worked hard for a lifetime!
Yet today, just by delivering a letter, he received such a massive reward, which truly made the middle-aged uncle feel overwhelmed by the favor.
"Hurry up and give your thanks."
Seeing the middle-aged uncle dazed, the maid in front of him hurried to remind him; a mere commoner must not be rude in front of Your Majesty!
"Thank, thank you, Your Majesty!"
Only then did the uncle wake up as if from a dream and hurriedly knelt on the ground to kowtow.
"Alright, you may leave."
Angelie waved her hand and dismissed the middle-aged uncle.
Not all monarchs liked such scenes; at least for Angelie, it was just a waste of her time.
After rewarding the middle-aged uncle, Angelie said to the attendant beside her.
"Go and call the Vice Commander of the Black Night Knights to see me. I have work for them."
"Yes."
Angelie stared at the letter White Night had given her; the two words "slave trading" on the letter were particularly eye-catching.
In the Royal Capital under her direct rule, there were actually people who dared to engage in the business of selling slaves. They were truly tired of living!
Most importantly, it was actually discovered by White Night!
"Ah~ My Little Bai Ye hates this kind of thing the most. I clearly promised her that I would abolish slavery. These damn guys, it's all their fault. Little Bai Ye's favorability toward me must have dropped!"
Angelie secretly pinched her fingers.
"You bunch who don't know whether to live or die, just watch how I deal with you!" White Night arrived at the Nuokan Territory earlier than she had expected. She thought it would take until at least the third night to reach her destination, but in fact, she had already entered the borders of the Nuokan Territory in the morning.
The Nuokan Territory was not large, governing only one main city and three small towns. Before noon, White Night had already driven the carriage into the main city of the Nuokan Territory, Feng City.
Although the Nuokan Territory was not large, Feng City was quite prosperous. If one were to rank the cities of the Holy Radiance Empire, Feng City would probably be in the top five.
After all, Feng City was located on a trade route that was extremely important to the Empire. In this situation, as long as the local officials were not fools, managing Feng City well was an easy task.
"Iris, you are about to arrive home."
"Mm..."
If White Night's attention had been more focused, she would have been able to hear that Iris's spirits were not very high. However, at the moment, she had to be distracted by driving the carriage, so she naturally didn't notice anything wrong with Iris.
"Sister Bai Ye, do you have a place to stay in Feng City? If you don't mind, why not come and stay at my house for a few days?"
Iris softly invited White Night. If White Night were willing to stay at her home, she would be able to spend more time with White Night.
"I'm afraid not."
White Night shook her head and refused.
"I must visit a friend next. Time is quite tight, and I also..."
White Night paused and didn't finish her sentence, only shaking her head at Iris to indicate she had other matters to attend to.
"Oh, that's really a pity..."
No matter how reluctant Iris was, the moment of parting would eventually come for the two of them.
White Night drove the carriage through the twists and turns of Feng City and arrived at a commercial street in the city. According to Iris's directions, her home was here.
"Iris, is it really okay to just drop you off here?"
White Night's carriage stopped on the outskirts of the commercial street. She was somewhat hesitant; according to her wishes, she wanted to take Iris directly to her doorstep.
"Yes, here is fine. I grew up here and am very familiar with this place."
"Alright then..."
White Night patted Iris's head. Now that they were about to part, a hint of reluctance also appeared in her eyes.
"Be more careful in the future, and don't let your family worry again."
Hearing White Night's words, ripples also gradually appeared in Iris's eyes.
Sister Bai Ye, please don't care about Iris so much anymore. The more you care, the more reluctant Iris will be to leave!
Iris forced herself not to let the tears fall. This was the last time they would see each other; she wanted White Night to remember her most perfect self.
"Don't worry, Sister Bai Ye. Iris will be careful in the future."
"Iris..."
Seeing Iris's obedient appearance, White Night gently took her into her arms.
"Si-Sister Bai Ye?"
Iris, suddenly held in White Night's arms, was a bit flustered. Although White Night would always comfort her gently, this was the first time she had taken the initiative to hug her like this.
But when she heard White Night's sigh mixed with reluctance, she understood. It turned out she wasn't the only one reluctant to part.
"It's okay, Sister Bai Ye. If you miss Iris, you can come and see me anytime."
Although also reluctant, Iris actually didn't wait for White Night's comfort as usual; instead, she took the initiative to say words of comfort to White Night.
Hearing Iris's comfort, White Night couldn't help but smile.
"Iris, you've grown."
"It's all thanks to Sister Bai Ye."
Iris also laughed. She suddenly felt that she wasn't so useless. Perhaps during these few days with White Night, she had also become a bit stronger.
"Goodbye, Sister Bai Ye."
"Goodbye, Iris."
Iris turned and left. After passing a corner, White Night could no longer see her figure.
Was this the last time?
Would Sister Bai Ye come to see her again?
Probably not. After all, Sister Bai Ye said she was very busy and had to enroll in the Holy Radiance Academy. How could she have time to come and see her?
I really, really don't want to part with Sister Bai Ye... Iris hugged her knees and squatted at the corner where White Night couldn't see, tears welling up in her eyes.
She really wanted to go and see White Night one more time, but she couldn't. She didn't want White Night to see her looking so pathetic.
At least at this moment of parting, she had to appear a bit stronger.
"Sister, Sister Bai Ye..."