The vampire heiress is two-faced

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Of course, there was no response.

She returned to the bedside in frustration and plopped down on the soft edge of the bed.

"hateful..."

...

The girl lowered her head in disappointment, her eyes meeting only her own hands and body.

She opened her five fingers, then closed them again.

The skin of my body has never shown any signs of aging. Even my hands, which have weathered a century of wind and frost, have no calluses and are as smooth and lustrous as jade.

Her confidence and arrogance as a vampire were shattered in just a few days—

Only when she needed to use her skills did she realize that she was actually...

So weak.

The so-called "temporary stay in this moment," which supposedly touches upon the laws of the world, is utterly useless on such a frail body.

"..."

The girl gave a slight, bitter smile.

"I...it turns out I've never been able to do anything."

She gradually recalled why she had lived in seclusion in Chongchuan City for decades—

She came from the far west, crossing the sea and mountains, just to find her origins in the land of the East.

She searched for decades, but to no avail. No one knew her past, and she knew nothing about her future.

Humans change; they are born, grow old, get sick, and die. But vampires are immortal and eternal.

She was trapped in an eternal prison of time, seemingly with no end in sight.

Time has smoothed out her rough edges, penetrated her eternally youthful body, and left her soul utterly exhausted by the wind and sand.

She was confused, and in the end, she chose to give up and run away.

"Hehe, it's so much easier to live a carefree life if you're a fool."

Instead of pondering questions that will never be answered, live in the present moment forever.

She gradually hypnotized and numbed herself, transforming the once homeless girl who desperately searched for her origins into the stay-at-home heiress she is today, using her accumulated wealth and knowledge.

...

However, if Coco barged into her life and embroiled her in a complex royal dispute, it would only have been a little over a year.

But that girl satisfied the emptiness in her heart that could never be filled.

Her arrival set Ludwigshafen, a place that had been stagnant for decades, in motion again.

During their time together, there were laughter and tears, warmth and arguments. For the first time, Ludwig realized how fortunate she was to have someone who cared for her so tenderly.

"I can't live without you anymore, Coco."

That sentence was an extremely rare expression of Ludwig's true feelings.

She poured out her goodwill to Ruo Keke without reservation, even though she knew from the beginning that Ruo Keke's presence by her side was merely a task assigned by the council, a mission she had been given.

She did everything she could to keep her, and thought she had convinced her...

"In the end, we still couldn't keep them?"

Tears welled up in the corners of her eyes.

Ludwig thought she was used to being alone, but she was unable to extricate herself from the memories of spending time with Rucoko.

Having grown accustomed to companionship, when one is forced back into solitude due to their own powerlessness and lack of assertiveness—

Fear, pain, resentment, confusion, and grievance. Complex and distorted negative emotions filled her heart, making it impossible for her to suppress them any longer.

"This young lady... has witnessed the ways of the world for centuries..."

"No way... for something so trivial..."

"Whoosh... hiss."

"Coco... Waaah..."

"Woo...Woo..."

Her shoulders trembled uncontrollably with sobs as she covered her face and wept in the silent bedroom.

"I want to become stronger, I really want to become stronger..."

The girl curled up on the bed, sobbing uncontrollably.

Her bloodshot eyes, brimming with tears, gradually lost their original luster in despair.

"The vampire queen who has traversed a thousand years... what color is eternity in your eyes?"

She couldn't help but question the owner of the castle, even though that person wasn't there.

The betrayed girl fell into despair, because she could not hold onto what she cherished, nor could she resist what she feared.

In her grief and anger, she gripped the bed sheet tightly.

"Loss"—it's so easy to break a young girl's heart.

Yes, young lady. She never lied about this.

Despite the vicissitudes of life over the past century, her heart was still that of a fragile young girl.

She had never been so eager to become stronger.

...

...

...

at the same time.

pat!

Reinhardt jumped again from a locked room window.

Came out.

In the underground prison, Reinhardt didn't even see a jailer, let alone a key.

"Master, Master? I can't find him..."

"..."

"Sigh, it seems the master can't hear us from this distance. Oh well, I'll report to the master in person when we get back."

...

Wow...

As they walked past a cell, the clanging of chains suddenly echoed from inside.

"Meow?!"

Even Reinhardt, who wasn't afraid of the dark, was startled.

"What's going on! This cell was empty just now... wait, was there someone in this cell before?!"

Reinhardt scratched its furry head with its paw. It must have been a mistake; it hadn't even noticed that someone was locked up here!

It slightly mobilized some holy light energy, turning its two cat eyes into miniature flashlights, which illuminated the cell along with its gaze.

Its expression instantly turned to one of shock.

"What! You are—"

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“Slurp…”

"Woo...Woo..."

The girl's sobs continued. She couldn't stop crying because she couldn't think of a solution.

So immersed in self-blame and grief, she didn’t even realize that the door had been opened.

crunch--

"..."

The footsteps drew closer to her, but she was completely unaware.

Until the owner of the footsteps stopped beside her.

"Crying like this, what kind of behavior is this?"

Ludwig jolted awake, her swollen, red eyes widening as she turned to look—

The brown-haired girl had already changed into that familiar maid uniform and was standing by her bedside.

“According to the etiquette of the vampire royal family, you cannot behave so rudely, Miss Ludwig.”

The maid in front of him spoke, but her tone was much colder.

"Please get out of bed. As arranged by the Princess, I should change you into a formal dress appropriate for your status and then proceed to the throne room to meet her and complete the ceremony."

Ludwig sat up: "A ceremony? What are you talking about, Coco!"

She was stunned.

"...Could it be?"

She suddenly realized why, despite being the nominal "vampire princess," she had been imprisoned by Tore's orders and then forced to undergo a so-called "ritual"—

The vampire princess...she conspired with the vampire council to orchestrate Ludwig's ascension to the throne!

The disappearance of the vampire queen was a scheme she orchestrated herself to install a puppet queen and thus control the vampire court!

And the puppet queen who was kept in the dark... was Ludwig herself.

By seizing the ruling power of the vampire queen and then installing a weaker queen who is easier to control... her plan to overthrow the vampire royal court has reached its final, inevitable step.

Ludwig grabbed Coco and shook her.

"Coco, aren't you loyal to the Queen? We can't let the Princess's plan succeed! Help me escape..."

Snapped!

Ruo Keke coldly shook her off.

"I'm sorry, Miss Ludwig."

The brown-haired girl had her head down, so her eyes were not visible.

"I cannot betray Master Torre, nor can I betray Her Majesty the Queen."

She stopped her body from trembling slightly and tried her best to explain to the young lady in front of her calmly.

"Many years ago in Debrecen, when I was still human, I was attacked by monsters and infected with the plague. Her Majesty Yang Lingxi told me that she and Teacher Torre worked together to save me from the brink of death... The blurry figure of the Queen in my memory also made me believe this undeniable fact."

“They are my saviors, and also the vampire royal court that I, as a maid, cannot disobey.”

She bowed slightly to Ludwig.

“It is a maid’s duty, Miss Ludwig.”

...

"What...?"

Ludwig sat slumped on the bed.

"So...Coco always...always..."

Her only hope of saving her was dashed, and she sat there blankly, at a loss.

"..."

"If I stay here, will Coco stay with me?"

If Coco heard this, she would hide her eyes, which she dared not look directly at, and tiptoe to perform a graceful skirt-lifting ceremony.

"If you need it."