Charm Points Maxed: My Enemies Became My Underlings - Chapter 22

Chapter 22: Changes In The Country

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

He might as well return to the country with her. Lotti would definitely help him fight for everything he deserved.

However, before she could finish her words, Lei Yuan interrupted her, “I’m fine. You don’t have to worry about me.”

It was not as if Lei Yuan did not notice. Along the way, Lotti’s attitude toward him had changed a lot. Although she was still as unreasonable as before, she had at least consciously restrained herself.

What did this mean? It was hard to guess a woman’s thoughts, but it was also easy sometimes.

‘Isn’t she just having the same thoughts as Ofia?’

“You…!”The rejection in his voice was so thorough that Lotti’s temper immediately flared, and she yelled at Lei Yuan, “At least listen to what I have to say! Are you that unwilling to communicate with me?”

“There’s nothing between us to talk about.”

Lei Yuan said this to avoid any complications.

As such, Lotti was at a loss for words. Her face became red from anger.

Everyone was afraid of being caught up by the enemy, so they quickened their pace and hoped to return to the city by morning. After walking for a long time, everyone finally saw the city walls.

They were already extremely tired, and when they saw the city gates, they heaved a sigh of relief.

“We’re finally back. Let’s go, let’s go! We’ll be safe once we enter the city.”

“We still have to maintain order. If we seem chaotic, the Queen would probably not want to open the city gates for us.”

“Hey, is it my imagination, or do I suddenly feel like there are more guards posted on the city walls than before. There are also quite a few scouts on the walls. It wasn’t like this before we left.”

“Because of the danger Ambassador Lotti was in, Her Majesty must have increased the number of guards. It’s quite normal.”

Originally, Lei Yuan did not think too much about this situation.He also felt that it was normal for the Queen to increase the security of the entire city. Otherwise, if the ambassador of another country was kidnapped again, it would cause trouble between the two countries.

But it did almost cause a conflict that time…

Lei Yuan led the soldiers and prepared to enter the city. When they got closer, he asked the soldiers on the walls to open the city gates.

However, they did not react at all.

Lei Yuan shouted again, “Please open the gates! I am Lei Yuan. We’ve brought Ambassador Lotti back!”

When he spoke, he laced his voice with magic so that the people at the city gates would hear him for sure.

However, they remained indifferent. They even wound the city gates tighter.

Lei Yuan finally realized that something was wrong.

If the situation in the city was normal, they would have opened the city gates for them.For this to be the case, it could only mean that something had happened inside.

Otherwise, Ofia would never stand for this.So, with the current situation, it could only mean one thing: Ofia was in trouble.

To verify his guess, Lei Yuan used a magic artifact to connect to Ofia’s magic artifact.

Before he left to save Lotti, Ofia gave him a magic artifactthat they then connected to each other so that they could communicate once they were within range.

It was just that Lei Yuan had no use for it during the rescue mission. He never expected to use it at a time like this.

Soon, the magic artifact was connected, but the voice from the other side was not Ofia’s.

“It’s Warrior Lei Yuan, right?”The other person’s voice sounded respectful, but Lei Yuan could tell that it held a hint of danger.

“Her Majesty hasn’t been feeling well lately. Because of her worry for Ambassador Lotti, Her Majesty fell ill. Before she passed out, she ordered us, the Yan family, to guard the city gates. No one is allowed to enter, including you.”

‘I knew it!’

Based on Ofia’s attitude toward him before he set off, Lei Yuan was certain that she would not lock him outside the city. It was obvious that the minister had interfered.

Ofia’s current state was probably very dangerous.

Before he left, he had reminded her that there must be other spies in the country. He did not know if she took it seriously.

“Since it’s Her Majesty’s order, we won’t force our way in.” Lei Yuan deliberately went along with what they said.

“But Eisen is a knight of the country, and so are these soldiers. They are innocent and loyal to the country, yet you treat them like this…”

The meaning of his words was very clear. He wanted to accuse them of being ungrateful.

It was truly heartbreaking to treat these soldiers, who had given so much to the country, in such a manner just for one’s own interests.

The minister on the other side of the magic call denied this,”Warrior Lei Yuan, please don’t misunderstand. This is indeed an order from Her Majesty. We did ask about the return of the other soldiers, and she said that the soldiers can enter the city, but they need to be inspected.”

Lei Yuan found the minister’s explanation laughable.He knew very well what they were thinking.

‘They just want to target me. There’s really no need to find such despicable reasons.’

However, Lei Yuan did not directly argue with them in the end. Instead, he beat around the bush and said, “Then… Can Knight Eisen visit Her Majesty personally after he returns?”

“Of course!”

Upon hearing Eisen’s name, the other party agreed to let him in without hesitation.

“The soldiers and Ambassador Lotti may enter too, but they need to go through an inspection.”

‘These people…’ Lei Yuan grumbled in his heart. Did he have to be discriminated against like this?

Anyone with half a brain cell could see this was not Her Majesty’s order at all. It was purely aimed at Lei Yuan. But Lei Yuan himself had no intention of exposing this, and instead, agreed without hesitation.

After the connection between the magic artifacts was cut off, Lei Yuan wanted to discuss the next plan of action with Eisen.

“I think I heard the voice of one of my ministers just now,” Lotti suddenly said.

So, were people from Lotti’s country involved?

Lei Yuan’s expression became even more serious.’There’s a spy in the country who is colluding with foreign officials. Wonderful… They must have been planning this for a long time. Lotti is probably also part of their calculations.’

From the looks of it, his appearance was completely an accident and had disrupted their plans. No wonder these people were so angry.

“Lei Yuan, actually, the officials of our country,” Lotti said softly, “They’re all very ambitious, especially the batch that came with me. They were able to get to where they are today because of that trait. Perhaps they intend to take this opportunity to annex the Aifell Empire.

“Previously, before we arrived, they once envisioned taking advantage of your country’s war to reap the benefits.”

‘It’s not a stretch to believe that they’d actually do it.’ Lei Yuan figured that he had to take action quickly, otherwise Ofia would really be in trouble, and the country would be doomed.

At that time, he would not have such a luxurious place to stay.

“I understand. Thank you for telling me,” Lei Yuan said indifferently. Then, he turned to look at Eisen. “Knight Eisen, I can’t enter the city now, so I’ll rely on you to handle things inside.”

Eisen suddenly felt that the burden on his shoulders was much heavier.

However…

“Warrior Lei Yuan, you could, in fact, disguise yourself as a soldier and go in with us. Those people won’t find out.”

Lei Yuan shook his head.”That’s not necessary.”

They would carefully inspect everyone who entered the city. If they checked the soldiers one by one, he would easily be exposed.

They could not afford any more accidents at this time.