“You don’t need to worry about that.
I’ll find a way to get you that thing.”
“That’s good.
Well then, Princess, I’ll take my leave.
Once I find what you want, I’ll contact you.”
With that, the cultist woman melted into the darkness and disappeared.
After listening to their conversation, Chen Xing was pretty sure that the girl was the murdered princess.
It seemed like she was trying to make some kind of deal with the cult, but then the queen’s people found out and sentenced her to death.
But the princess was saved.
“Looks like we’re getting a new companion.”
“Hm? Freya, what did you say?” Lidiqi heard Chen Xing muttering to herself.
“It’s nothing~” Chen Xing smiled faintly.
She looked at Lidiqi’s back, and it seemed like she’d made up her mind about something.
It was getting late, so Chen Xing and the others decided to rest in the city and continue their journey tomorrow.
That night, as Lidiqi was getting ready for bed, the door to her room suddenly swung open.
“Freya? Do you need something?” Seeing that it was Chen Xing who came in, Lidiqi didn’t feel the slightest bit wary.
She cheerfully walked over to the table, poured a glass of water, and handed it to Chen Xing.
“Don’t just stand there, if you need something, sit down and talk.”
She thought Chen Xing must have something important to discuss if she came so late.
Faced with her enthusiasm, Chen Xing didn’t say much.
She just raised her hand to Lidiqi and held up three fingers.
“Huh? What are you doing? Did you get your nails done?” Lidiqi curiously leaned in.
As a girl, she thought Chen Xing was showing off her pretty nails.
“Lidiqi, this is a gift.
You’ll understand soon.”
Black, sticky liquid slowly appeared on Chen Xing’s three pale fingers.
Lidiqi frowned at the sight, clearly not realizing what was about to happen.
The black goo spread quickly, wrapping around Chen Xing’s fingers and then instantly growing longer, reaching out toward Lidiqi.
“Ah!? What is—” Lidiqi had let her guard down around Chen Xing, so she didn’t have time to dodge.
Halfway through her sentence, her mouth was suddenly blocked.
The black substance extended into Lidiqi’s mouth, while the other two tendrils burrowed into her ears.
Her body went rigid, the teacup in her hand fell to the floor and shattered, spilling tea everywhere.
“Lidiqi, you’re lucky.
I like you.
Even though you can’t be my guardian, you can still be a dark servant.
Your life was saved by me anyway.
Without me, you and your people would’ve been killed by the dark mage.
So, becoming my servant—surely you have no complaints?”
“Mmm! Mmmph!” With her mouth stuffed, Lidiqi couldn’t make a sound.
Her eyes were wide with disbelief.
Shock filled her heart.
Feeling the dark aura from the black tendrils, Lidiqi never imagined the person she trusted was actually a cultist! But she didn’t have time to think.
The black tendrils in her head quickly spread and soon reached her brain.
“Ahhhhhh!” Lidiqi’s throat let out a strange sound.
Her eyes rolled back until only the whites showed, and her body convulsed as if electrocuted.
“Don’t worry, Lidiqi.
You’re not Freya, I won’t toy with you.
So this will be over soon, and you won’t feel pain anymore.
Endless life, great power, pleasure beyond human limits—this is my reward for you, and my compensation…”
Chen Xing didn’t devour Freya’s body directly, because after eating her, the new body would be filled with an evil, dark aura.
If it were someone like Salina, it wouldn’t matter—she was already a creature of darkness.
But if Lidiqi turned out like that, the kingdom’s soldiers might notice.
As a kingdom bordering the second-generation witch, they had many ways to detect evil and darkness.
Even Salina couldn’t just walk into the capital.
So for now, Chen Xing didn’t eat Lidiqi’s body.
Instead, she corrupted her mind and soul, turning her into a loyal servant, but her body would remain human.
From Salina’s memories, Chen Xing knew how powerful the Ice Queen was.
To be absolutely safe, she needed more loyal subordinates, and Lidiqi was the perfect choice.
That’s why she acted today.
“Mmmph!” Lidiqi’s trembling stopped.
Her twisted features gradually relaxed, and the pain on her face was slowly replaced by pleasure.
She actually looked like she was enjoying it.
“Feels good, doesn’t it? Your soul is under my control now.
With just a flick of my finger, I can make you feel pleasure beyond the flesh, at the very peak of your soul.”
As she spoke, Chen Xing moved her fingers.
The next second, Lidiqi, who had just calmed down, started shaking violently again.
Her face twisted, but now it was with pleasure instead of pain.
“So, being my servant is a pretty happy thing, right?” She couldn’t answer, but from the crazed, bloodshot look in her eyes, Chen Xing already had her answer.
It all happened so fast.
For a dark witch, corrupting an ordinary knight like this was almost too easy.
Lidiqi had no ability to resist.
Maybe only someone as strong as the Ice Queen could fight back against this kind of direct corruption.
But Chen Xing definitely wouldn’t use such a simple trick on the queen…
Retracting her dark tendrils, Lidiqi weakly knelt on the floor and spoke to Chen Xing in a respectful tone, “Thank you, Master, for making me your loyal servant.
This feeling… it’s wonderful.”
Lidiqi’s voice was full of excitement.
Now, her mind was completely focused on her master.
She had no complaints about what Chen Xing just did.
In fact, she felt honored and happy, as if she’d been freed from the emptiness of human life and finally found her true purpose: serving her master.
“Good.
From now on, stay by my side and keep playing the role of Lidiqi.
When all this is over, I’ll devour you and make you a true child of darkness.”
“Yes, Master.
Thank you so much.”
“Still calling me Master? Right now, you’re Lidiqi, not my servant.”
“Okay, I understand, Freya.”
With that, Lidiqi stood up.
The respectful look on her face vanished, replaced by her usual expression.
“Freya, you’re here~ Come on, sit down.”
Even though her mind had been completely changed by Chen Xing, all her past memories remained, so she could perfectly keep pretending to be her old self.
“No, I have something else to take care of.”
Chen Xing waved her hand.
She was going to see someone else—the princess of the kingdom.
Chen Xing needed some memories about the princess.
If she hadn’t run into her today, she wouldn’t have corrupted Lidiqi so soon.
