Maid

"It's fine, you can go."

Roy waved his hand dismissively, not minding Chris's rudeness.

"Mhm, thank you, Elder Roy."

After getting Roy's permission, Chris happily ran off to find her parents. She had so much good news to share with them.

"Patriarch Tia, shall we go inside?"

"Alright, let's go."

After entering the palace hall, Roy and Tia each found a seat. Shelley, understanding the situation, brewed tea for them before quietly returning to stand behind Roy, awaiting her judgment.

"Elder Roy, what brings you here this time...?"

"Haha, Patriarch Tia, I'm sure you've noticed, my little maid really misses her parents."

"I can see that."

Tia nodded, assuming Roy intended to take Chris's parents with him. He waved his hand grandly, "How about this, Elder Roy, I'll no longer place any restrictions on that girl's parents. They can return with you later."

"You've misunderstood, Patriarch Tia,"

Roy shook his head. "My maid's parents have lived here for hundreds of millions of years. They have deep feelings for this place. How could I bear to make them leave their homeland?"

"Then..."

"It's like this, Patriarch Tia. My maid and her parents have a deep bond, and I can't bear to separate them, to break up flesh and blood."

"So, I wanted to ask you, Patriarch Tia, if I could have a different maid?"

"???"

As soon as Roy said this, everyone present was stunned.

Tia finally understood.

If he remembered correctly, the previous times Elder Roy and Chris visited the Vermillion Bird Clan, Elder Roy had always called Chris by her name.

But this time, from the moment they entered, Roy only referred to her as "maid," "maid."

Recalling the subtle discord he'd sensed upon their arrival, Tia finally understood what Roy was planning.

"Sigh..."

"My apologies, Elder Roy, I was too lenient in my discipline..."

"No, no, it has nothing to do with you, Patriarch Tia."

Seeing Tia apologize, Roy quickly put down his teacup and waved his hand.

"It's mainly that I'm a kind-hearted person and can't stand to see suffering. Being able to stay by her parents' side has always been Chris's dream."

"Chris has taken care of me for over a million years, contributing both effort and hardship. As a reward for her, I'm returning her freedom, allowing her to stay with her parents and fulfill her filial duties, enjoying family happiness for the rest of her life."

At this, even Shelley looked at Roy strangely.

You call this a reward for her?

She'll truly thank you for a lifetime!

"Alright."

Seeing Roy's resolute stance, Tia sighed, concluding that his junior had no such fortune.

"Then, Elder Roy, which one would you like to switch to?"

"Her."

Roy pointed at Shelley. "Patriarch Tia, you should already know, this woman failed to properly protect the future of our clan during this escort mission. Not only did the clan lose four elite members, but my previous maid also lost a Divine Clone."

"As punishment, let her replace Chris as my maid."

"Ah? Me?"

Shelley, who had just been silently criticizing Roy, never expected a windfall to fall into her lap.

What did Elder Roy just say?

I failed to protect them, causing the clan to lose four members and Chris to lose a Divine Clone, so—

Is the punishment for me to become Elder Roy's maid?

Does Elder Roy have a misunderstanding of the words 'reward' and 'punishment'?

"Hahahaha..."

Tia was overjoyed.

This was truly a case of "mountains and rivers exhausted, no path ahead, yet a village appears in the shade of willows and flowers."

Compared to Chris, Shelley had much deeper ties to the clan.

"Shelley, you heard him, didn't you? As punishment for your dereliction of duty during this escort mission, the clan has decided to revoke your elder status and demote you to Elder Roy's maid."

"Do you accept this punishment?"

"Mhm."

Shelley sobbed a few times, nodded heavily, and then knelt before Tia, kowtowing three times: "Thank you to the clan for nurturing me, Shelley. Shelley is ashamed. From now on, I can no longer contribute to the clan and have failed the clan's expectations of me..."

"Oh, oh, oh, oh..."

Tia helped Shelley up and sighed softly.

He knew Shelley was severing ties with the clan.

From now on, Shelley would only be Elder Roy's maid, no longer a member of the Four Divine Beast Family.

"You are all children of our Four Divine Beast Family. Nurturing children is our responsibility as parents."

"Also, Shelley, you have served as an elder for over a hundred million years and made many contributions to the clan. The clan has always been proud to have elders like you."

"From now on, you must take good care of Elder Roy. You don't need to worry about clan matters anymore."

"Mhm."

Seeing Shelley and Patriarch Tia like this, Roy couldn't help but cough a few times.

"I say, Shelley, the clan has only stripped you of your elder position, not expelled you from the family. Don't act as if you're no longer part of the Four Divine Beast Family just because you've become my maid."

"Don't forget, I am also an elder of the Four Divine Beast Family."

"Hahahaha..."

Hearing Roy say that, Tia laughed heartily: "Yes, yes, Elder Roy is right, Shelley..."

"No."

"Since Shelley has become Lord Roy's maid, she will only consider Lord Roy from now on. Patriarch Tia, Lord Roy, this is a matter of principle."

Shelley wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes and forcefully stopped what Tia was about to say.

"You..."

Tia and Roy both shook their heads and smiled.

However, Roy had to admit that his decision was the right one!

"Alright, Patriarch Tia, I just received a mission from the Four Sovereign Lords, so I won't waste time chatting with you."

"As for Chris, please inform her, Patriarch Tia, and convey my regards."

"Shelley, let's go."

"Yes, Master."

"Eek~"

Shelley's sudden use of "Master" made Roy involuntarily shiver, and he quickly raised his hand: "Alright Shelley, you can still call me Roy. I'm not used to being called Master."

"How can you say that? Isn't that overstepping?"

"What's overstepping about it? I remember when I used to call you Sister Shelley."

"This..."

Shelley was so embarrassed she didn't know what to say.

She still remembered the first time she met Roy. Roy was only a God under ten thousand years old and had frankly stated that he would need at least hundreds of thousands, or even millions, of years to become a High-level God.

Back then, she knew Roy's ambition was Paragon.

And because of her, Roy had advanced to High-level God ahead of schedule, increasing the difficulty of his cultivation path by tens of thousands of times. Although Roy had always said he didn't mind, Shelley felt extremely guilty herself.

Now, Roy had indeed become Paragon within a million years, just as he had said. Shelley finally understood that Roy had genuinely achieved Paragon while increasing the difficulty by tens of thousands of times, and he truly didn't mind.

So, her guilt over the past million years had been in vain...

"Alright, I won't tease you anymore. Let's go back. Someone must be waiting impatiently."

That's right, someone was indeed waiting impatiently.

After arranging for the people from the Four Divine Beast Family to settle in, Douglas had been pacing in front of the palace gates, his expression constantly changing.

Although he had only been with Lord Roy for a little over a hundred years, Douglas felt that Lord Roy was not a difficult person to get along with.

In fact, as long as he didn't disturb Lord Roy's cultivation, Lord Roy generally didn't mind what he did.

Douglas found this way of interacting very comfortable.

But this comfort was about to end.

Lord Roy's maid, although he had only met her a few times, and the first time he had even annihilated her Divine Clone, their relationship could be described as irreconcilable.

The words that maid had spoken to him earlier kept replaying in Douglas's mind.

He couldn't imagine what kind of treatment he would receive if he truly became that maid's subordinate.

Should he commit suicide?

He took out his long spear and pointed the tip at his own forehead.

As long as he applied a little force, the power of this Divine Artifact spear would pierce his skull, blast his Godhead out of his mind, and he would successfully die.

However, after urging his divine power a few times, Douglas ultimately couldn't bring himself to do it.

"Damn it!"

Douglas slammed his spear into the ground, cursing aloud in shame and anger.

He was cursing the detestable maid, and also his own cowardice.

When Roy and Shelley returned to the palace, this was the scene they witnessed.

"Douglas, was your recent behavior meant to express dissatisfaction with my arrangements, a protest against me?"

Roy frowned, the Profound Mysteries of Laws in his palm fluctuating as he drew Douglas towards him. He grabbed Douglas by the neck, "I'm a very democratic person. If you don't want to become your maid's slave, I won't force you. I'll free you right now."

With that, Roy prepared to completely annihilate Douglas.

Shelley had lost her strongest Divine Clone. Although her strength had recovered after refining a Godhead, Roy was unsure if Shelley's strength could still improve after refining her own Godhead.

If she could no longer improve, just like after refining someone else's Godhead, then Shelley's Six-star Devil strength was a bit too weak.

Douglas was a Seven-star Demon with innate divine abilities, and his strength was considered top-tier among Seven-star Demons. After signing the Master-Servant Contract with Shelley, he would be a suitable guard to protect her.

But looking at Douglas now, it seemed he was preparing to go back on his word.

If that was the case, keeping him was meaningless. He might as well kill him!

He was just a divine beast at the Seven-star Demon level, did he really think Roy cared?

"No, no, no, no…"

Seeing Roy like this, Douglas was terrified. "Lord Roy, you've wronged me! I'm willing, I'm willing! I'm willing to become your maid's slave…"

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