Chapter 11: From Refugee to Duchess (Part I)

Lilan leaned back on the soft couch in the hall, the fire in the fireplace burning, and the light of the fire reflected her beautiful and delicate face. However, the expression on her face was not beautiful at the moment, and her brows were furrowed together with anxiety. Zhu Lan had already informed her of Luo's situation, and it was impossible for Lilan to sit idly by, she had always treated Luo as her own brother. Lilan held a photograph of her with Lo and Niya, decorated by her in a beautiful frame. Luo in the photo is still very young, just turned eight years old, and Lilan is still a young girl. Looking at this photo, Lilan fell into deep memories.

Seven years ago, Lilan was not a duchess, and she couldn't even eat. She lives on the streets of the small western country of Sema, sometimes even digging through the trash cans to eat.

On this day, Lilan was curled up barefoot in a tattered linen shirt. The country has almost completely fallen, the government has been controlled by the enemy, only a small number of resistance groups are still resisting, and the country has become a colony of the enemy. Lilan held an apple dropped by a passerby in her hand, and only half of it was gnawed, and Lilan picked up the apple, and hunger had long made her not care about face. Lilan munched on the apple and wept as she hated the arrogant Rhine soldiers in the streets, who had taken her homeland. Lilan's father died for the country in the battle to defend the Semia Kingdom, and her mother was also taken possession by the Rhine Empire officers who entered the door, and she was unwilling to succumb to the officer, so she quietly escaped. As she nibbled on an apple, she swore to herself that if she had the chance, she would kill a few more Rhine soldiers or officers.

"Look here!" a passing boy pointed to Lilan curled up in the corner, and despite her ragged clothes, she still couldn't hide her beauty. The rich boy is very good at distinguishing beautiful women, and Lilan has smeared a layer of dust on her face to hide her beauty, but she can't escape the fiery eyes of the boy. Brother Childe took out a wet towel to wipe Lilan's face, she resisted frantically, but several attendants behind Brother Childe held her hands and feet.

"Let go of me, you despicable Rhineins!" Lilan scolded, but to no avail.

"Yo, even scolding people is so cute!" Brother Gongzi became even more excited, he stroked Lilan's dark gray hair, "People often say that every woman in Semia Country has the appearance of a queen, I suspect that the empire sent troops to Semia for these women, hahaha!" After saying that, Brother Gongzi laughed with those entourage.

"Cover her mouth, or those officers will come over and ruin our good deeds!" Brother Gongzi motioned for his entourage to make a move, and the entourage lifted Lilan to cover her mouth tightly to prevent her from calling for help, and they tried to pull Lilan into a darker corner.

"Let go of that girl!" An elegant but high-pitched female voice sounded behind Brother Gongzi, he turned his head with interest, a woman also wanted to fight?

"There's a high-class guy, do you want to divert the target?" The attendants beside him also turned to look at the woman, and their throats felt dry the moment they turned.

Niya was dressed in a long white mink coat, a large round hat, gray stockings on her slender legs, and a pair of 10-centimeter high heels. She looked like a passing aristocratic lady and looked graceful and luxurious, her tight clothes outlined her devilish perfect figure, and the towering twin peaks made the child's eyes not take away for a moment.

"No, don't throw away the watermelon to pick it up, this woman is not simple. Brother Gongzi suppressed the heat in his body and regained his composure.

"This lady, presumably you are also a citizen of the Rhine Empire, so we don't have to be hostile. "Brother Gongzi is a cunning fellow, and to be able to dress such an expensive and gorgeous woman in this colony, he must be a countess at least, and he does not want to provoke someone of higher status than himself.

"A few men bullying a girl who can't eat enough, do you still want to have face?" Niya coldly scolded the group of scoundrels, her voice was a bit majestic, and even the few entourages who had evil thoughts about her just now wanted to let go of Lilan.

Brother Childe was a little anxious, so let go of that girl like this, what prestige did he have in front of those entourage? Seeing Niya keep walking into this dark alley, Brother Childe had a bold idea in his heart.

"Then how about we bully Madame?" said Brother Gongzi viciously, he motioned to the entourage to let go of Lilan, and said to them, "I will bear the consequences." ”

"Okay, as long as you have that ability!" Nya was not only angry, but also raised a charming smile on the corner of her mouth, tempting the boy. Brother Childe looked at Niya, although Niya was tall and didn't look weak, and he still had a pistol pinned to his waist, but his entourage were all strengthened people who had been injected with serum, and he was sure to take down this noblewoman.

Several entourages pounced on Niya with a lewd smile on their faces after getting the permission of Brother Gongzi, but Niya didn't even pull out a pistol, and directly swung out a white-gloved fist and hit one of the entourage's abdomen. The retinue was strengthened by the serum to withstand ordinary blades and bullets, but Nya's fist dented his abs inward, and the retinue couldn't imagine a woman with such strength. The attendant fell to his knees in agony, Nia turned and kicked him over with a side kick, and the other attendant swung her back with an electric baton. Even though Nia was wearing ten-centimeter heels, her steps were incomparably lighter. She somersaulted sideways to her side, electric batons brushing past the hem of her clothes. Then Nia lifted her exaggeratedly beautiful legs, the heels of her high heels slicing a graceful arc through the air, and the powerful force broke through the air, and a blade-like sword slashed at the retinue with the electric baton. The powerful and sharp sword slashed through his clothes, leaving a horrific wound in his chest, splatters of blood staining his shirt red. This is the ancient martial art that Niya learned from a mysterious ancient book not long ago, and this is the first time she has used it.

"I didn't expect it to be so smooth to use, it seems that I'm not only knowledgeable but also a martial arts genius!" Nya was also narcissistic occasionally, her nervousness scared the remaining few retinues and Childe even more, and this woman was able to deal with his retinue even more when distracted. Childe and his entourage stopped, and they looked at Niya who continued to walk towards them in fear, let go of the ragged girl, and ran out of the alley. Niya flicked her fingers at the foreheads of several of her retinue and Childe as she passed them, knocking them to the ground.

At this time, Lilan grabbed the electric baton on the ground and struck at the boy's head, but Niya stopped her, and Nia's white-gloved right hand held Lilan's arm.

"Don't let hatred ruin your life!" Then Lilan saw the gentle but kind smile on Nia's face, like a ray of sunlight shining through a gap into a dark room.

"I don't have a life anymore, the damned Rhines have taken my life!" Although Lilan is grateful to this noble lady who has helped her, the hatred in her heart cannot be let go of for a while.

Nia picked up the ragged girl and embraced her into her arms, "What a poor girl, come with me, and I will try to free you from this miserable fate." Then Niya took the girl's hand, and the two walked out of the alley.