Pioneer Lord: Starting From Daily Intelligence

Chapter 1191: Chapter 189: The Council’s Generous Gift · The Bewildered Lady Bayonetta (Part 4)

Her words were like a heavy hammer, pounding on Su Li’s heart. Yes, knowing it’s a trap, can he just stand by and watch? Can he give up the power that’s crucial to him? The council’s methods are indeed vile, but the power of Bayonetta herself and the predicament she’s in are real.

”The fault lies with the council! They are the real culprits!” Hilude’s voice carried a righteous conviction, ”If we shrink from fear of conspiracy and let the lady be consumed by the curse, that would be the true failure! Not only would we lose that power, but the council’s evil schemes would also succeed, sullying our moral standing!”

She looked at Su Li, her gaze full of trust and encouragement, ”Lord, the urgent matter is to lift the curse on the lady! As for the council’s scheming... once the lady regains her clarity, we have time and power to make them pay tenfold! Let them understand that employing such despicable tactics will only hasten their demise!”

Hilude’s words cleared the fog before Su Li’s eyes. The struggle in his eyes gradually faded, replaced by cold determination and a sharp glint. Indeed, the fault lies with the council! Bayonetta and her Moonlight Power, he would take them both! The council’s debts will also be settled!

He hesitated no longer and strode towards the luxurious cage. Seeing Lady Bayonetta within, whimpering in painful longing as he approached, Su Li’s gaze became incredibly focused. He reached out his hand, this time not just to brush away her hair, but with an undeniable force and cautious gravity, he steadily lifted her, curled and trembling, out of the ”gift box” that symbolized humiliation and conspiracy.

Bayonetta’s soft and burning body fell into his embrace, as if clutching the only redemption, instinctively snuggling tightly, uttering fragmented syllables of indiscernible meaning.

Su Li, after all, had his boundaries. Having brought Bayonetta out, he did not violate her but took out a Star Dew Sweet Orange he carried and fed it to Lady Bayonetta.

This was an item that could significantly purify various curses, toxins, and negative effects, something Su Li carried with him as his most important purification item to prevent falling victim to his enemies’ dark tricks. Even after this extraordinary spirit fruit matured, Su Li only carried two.

But after eating it, Lady Bayonetta was just less tortured, her crimson face became rosy, yet she still breathed rapidly, her eyes dazed.

Luckily, her consciousness cleared a bit, seeing Su Li’s youthful and handsome face up close, she gasped and said, ”It... it’s you? Despicable! No... it can’t be, you couldn’t possibly have turned my servants at the City Lord’s Mansion so quickly, it must be the council’s instigation! Help... help me!”

This woman was indeed intelligent, no wonder she could still deal with the council alone when the City Lord was absent.

But it’s all to no avail, one person’s intelligence cannot compete with an entire group of interests. Even the Emperor, facing a solid block of nobles and civil servants, would find himself drowning, poisoned, and suddenly dead. Let alone a frail woman like her.

The council has long infiltrated her City Lord’s Mansion, turning it into a sieve!

So once the other side decides to tear off the facade, it’s difficult for her to avoid various sinister moves. Especially when the other side captured the opportunity to blame her downfall on Su Li! It’s truly a perfect scheme.

Su Li took a deep breath and said, ”I currently have two choices to save you; this Star Dew Sweet Orange is merely an incidental product of the Extraordinary Spirit Tree’s existence. What truly can expel various curses and toxins is the Star Dew Sweet Orange itself, I can take you to the Hesse Territory, but even with swift flight and sparing no costs, it will take two days and nights.”

”The second option is to find someone to detoxify you. Otherwise, the Sado corrosion will cut through your body like a sharp knife, and you will become a Chaos Egg.”