The vampire heiress is two-faced

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The silver-haired vampire queen stood outside the entrance to the Eternal Pure Land, mobilizing all her power to inject the power of [Brief Moments, Fleeting Moments - Stay Here For Now] into the time barrier that enveloped the Pure Land.

In this way, she could further slow down time within, making the Pure Land infinitely close to a state of time standstill; but time was still actually flowing.

Therefore, what happens in the outside world in just a day or even a few hours can take an immeasurably long time in the Pure Land.

Her act of "slowing down" the Pure Land is actually "accelerating" for those outside the Pure Land.

The Eternal Pure Land was not small in scale, and injecting power into such a large barrier would consume a great deal of her stamina. Even with the vampire queen's rare and profound power, after several hours of casting spells, it began to run out.

Ludwig swayed unsteadily, her enhancement effect on the Pure Land waning...

"Is it ready yet...?"

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Just then, the old wooden door at the entrance to the Pure Land was finally pushed open.

hum-

Ye Liuli walked out through the barrier, her eyes looking quite tired.

“Your Majesty,” she said.

Ludwig forced a smile: "Minister Ye, how is the situation?"

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Ye Liuli remained silent for a moment.

"Nearly twenty years have passed inside. As for the achievements... we'll talk about them as we go."

She gestured for her to come in.

Ludwig took a step forward, swaying and about to fall, when Ye Liuli stepped forward to support her.

"His Majesty!"

"It's nothing, just a little tired. Let's get down to business, Minister Ye."

Ye Liuli sighed, "Yes, sir."

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In the Eternal Pure Land, the Blood Healers, led by Dr. Zhou, worked day and night to study the group's research data. They also moved the body of the former Queen Hiriote from the tomb and conducted a series of experimental analyses on the toxins in her body.

Several blood healers were loyal followers of the Eternal Queen, dating back a thousand years. In their quest to save her, they tirelessly experimented on themselves, recording experimental data on the plague toxin...

"...In the end, they all died. The fifth blood healer who used the virus on himself just passed away this morning—I mean in the Pure Land—from the torment of his illness."

Ye Liuli said calmly.

"Including Dr. Zhou, the remaining seven hematologists are still analyzing those group research documents, but they have already encountered a bottleneck that is difficult to overcome, and continuing the research is just a waste of time."

"Although the sacrifice of the five blood healers has brought us some progress—successfully analyzing the composition of the plague toxin and developing an antidote—we cannot use it directly on Hiriote because the toxin has already penetrated deep into her 'self'. If we inject the antidote directly, it will inevitably destroy her dark essence as well, causing her to 'disappear completely'."

Ye Liuli leaned dejectedly against the door of the research room.

"We have reached the end of our rope, Your Majesty the Night Queen."

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Ludwig stood there, speechless for a long time.

She gazed solemnly into the distance.

a long time.

"In other words, the antidote can completely remove those toxins, but because the toxins have seeped into the late queen's essence—that is, her soul—it will cause her soul to be scattered while disinfecting her?"

Ludwig asked this question.

...

Ye Liu nodded silently.

Ludwig remained gazing into the distance. She whispered:

"Then... what about Lingxi?"

叶柳离惊讶地抬起头，这才看到，露德薇一/零&*@&=五*&酒<|}*+希一直在注视着永恒净土的深处，注视着那条通往地下加%@0|<1$&7@~4{@5*9<+4@9&@8峡谷与国王陵墓的通道。

Upon hearing that person's name, Ye Liuli's heart felt as if it had been clenched, followed by an excruciating pain.

"hiss..."

She pressed her hand to her chest and breathed heavily.

Ludwig patted her on the shoulder: "I'm sorry, Minister Ye, you don't have to say if you don't want to..."

Ye Liuli shook her head.

"Your Majesty, upon entering the Eternal Pure Land, I ordered the blood healers to examine her body."

Tears welled up in Ye Liuli's eyes as she suppressed her emotions and tried her best to describe the facts clearly and accurately.

"To use the blood healers' own words..."

"...She is definitely dead."

"Her soul was shattered along with the Holy Grail itself, and what lies in the coffin is nothing but an empty shell with no possibility of resurrection. Time has slowly passed, and now it is almost completely gone."

"Lingxi... has already departed for the heavens. This is an undeniable fact... No wonder little Xili would rather remain lost in her dream than wake up..."

Ye Liuli smiled bitterly, and a tear rolled down her cheek in the moment when only Ludwig could see it.

"At least in her dreams, she was able to dance with Lingxi under the moonlight once again."

Chapter 201 Unwavering Obsession

The atmosphere suddenly became heavy. Ye Liuli realized that she had lost her composure and quickly wiped away her tears.

"I've shown you this embarrassing side, Your Majesty. But... that's just how it is. We can no longer save Lingxi, but we feel so powerless when faced with little Xili, who can still be saved."

...

In fact, Ludwig had been thinking about something since the beginning.

Now, her mind cleared, and a mysterious smile appeared on her face.

"Minister Ye".

"Your Majesty, please speak."

"Lingxi's soul has long been swallowed by darkness, hasn't it?"

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[Xiao Li...why did you make that face?]

What, don't you recognize me? I feel great... absolutely wonderful.

Hehe... Hahahaha...

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Ye Liuli was startled and abruptly raised her head.

"Yes, Your Majesty Ludwig..."

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"...In order to save her only one, Lingxi had long ago plunged into the darkness alone. She allowed her soul to be completely assimilated by the darkness, so that she could more perfectly control the power of darkness and the spirit body of the artifact."

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A moment later, Ludwig and Ye Liuli arrived at the temporary royal mausoleum, their expressions solemn.

“So, theoretically, the soul of Lingxi that was devoured by darkness and the ‘origin’ of the former king, Siriot, share the same composition. They are both aggregates of consciousness composed of dark energy,” Ludwig said.

The "Queen's Coffin" next to it had not been closed for a long time. Large and small instruments were scattered around it, and dozens of pipes were connected to the quiet sleeping Hilliot inside the coffin.

Beside it lay the still-sealed "Prince's Coffin," inside which lay the eternally resting Princess Lingxi, who would never awaken. The two stood before it.

Ludwig said:

“Lingxi’s ‘soul’ has been completely attached to her own body, the Holy Grail. She did this only to obtain all the power of the Holy Grail. Therefore, her body is essentially an empty shell, and the Holy Grail is the center of her consciousness. Thus, when the Holy Grail shattered, she died along with it without any doubt, completely and utterly.”

"But in that case, are there still fragments of her soul remaining among the shards of the Holy Grail?"

...

Ye Liuli instantly understood Ludwig's intention and her eyes widened.

"Your Majesty Ludwig...you don't mean to..."

Ludwig nodded slightly.

“That’s right. While using the antidote to exorcise the toxins, we continuously replenished the former king’s ‘origin’ with fragments of Lingxi’s consciousness. This way, we can prevent her fragile and sensitive ‘origin consciousness’ from collapsing until the toxins are completely eliminated.”

Ye Liuli was shocked by the idea, but she also realized the feasibility of the method.

"But this means that everything Lingxi left behind must be merged with her!"

Ludwig nodded in agreement: "That's right. The 'soul fragments' that carry the remnants of Lingxi's memories will be integrated into the late king's body along with the shattered Holy Grail. In other words, we need to transform the late king's body into something like a spirit artifact in order to accommodate the Holy Grail fragments and the will within them."

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Ye Liuli roughly understood, and she clenched her fists.

"But...but..."

Although this dangerous plan has many uncertainties and may even drive Hilliot insane... it is the only way to save her at the moment.

The doctors' research had reached a bottleneck, and the departed Lingxi seemed beyond any hope of revival. If this far-fetched yet practical solution could save the two of them...

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Ludwig hugged her as she trembled and gently patted her back.

"Minister Ye, I know you are unwilling to risk performing such a dangerous ritual. A single mishap could even cause the late King Siriot's soul to be scattered..."

"But... as you know, their beloved child, Lokina, is in grave danger. Vampires have a natural spiritual connection with their blood relatives; if anyone in the world can find Lokina, it can only be..."

Ye Liuli continued:

"...Only the two of them are left."

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A slight smile appeared on Ludwig's slightly tired face.

"Alas, leading the vampires to victory is far more difficult than I imagined. If I cannot find Lochina, not only will the vampires never recover, but I will also fail the late king's expectations and Lingxi's entrustment."

The silver-haired girl's blood-red eyes revealed her unwavering resilience.

"This body of the Eternal Night Queen bears the weight of the entire vampire race."

"We will use every means necessary to win victory for the vampires when necessary. If we don't take this risk now, then Lochina might..."

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"You don't need to say anything more, just go ahead and do it."

Ye Liu left the road.

"If something were to happen to Lochina, she wouldn't be happy if she knew from beyond the spring."

"And little Shirley... also promised Lochina that she would accompany her to enjoy family life after everything settled down."

"Even if we fail, at least we tried. I believe they won't blame us."

Ludwig let out a long sigh, patted Ye Liuli's back again, and released her.

"Thank you, Minister Ye."