The anti-villains, as everyone knows, never turn on the lights when they have meetings. So, in the royal palace's conference hall, four middle-aged men were whispering.

"Hey, is our Queen really strong? But looking at that portrait, she's at most thirteen or fourteen years old, not even as old as my daughter. It feels a bit strange to pledge allegiance to a girl like that."

"Don't overthink it. Since the old State Preceptor has already recognized her identity, we should just listen to orders."

"That's true. After all, the old State Preceptor is someone who can withstand scrutiny."

With a creak, the door was pushed open again, and a young man who looked only in his twenties walked in slowly.

Everyone immediately stood up and greeted him.

"Ha, Ya'er, you're here too. Isn't your territory far away? How did you get here so quickly?"

The young man curled his lip. "Isn't this our great King's order? Now that the King has spoken, how could we, these so-called family servants, not come immediately?"

No one picked up on his sarcastic tone.

"Ahem, sit down, Ya'er. We specially saved a seat for you. By the way, haven't you gone to see Princess Elsa? Maybe if you say something to the King, the King will betroth the Princess to you. After all, you are the youngest legion commander in our kingdom."

"I wouldn't dare. I heard that our..."

Before he could finish speaking, Lin Mo pushed open the door. After taking a bath, she felt much more comfortable. Hmm? You ask if bathing has such a great effect? Of course! How could the Queen do anything strange?

"Good evening, Your Majesty."

"...Good evening, everyone." Good my ass! Not good at all!

"Sit down. I won't say much. I've gathered you here to inform you about something. Here, eat this."

Lin Mo was too lazy to waste words. It was better to just eat the parasitic larvae. Once eaten, they would know everything.

With a series of soft *pats*, four parasitic larvae landed on the conference table. With a soft, rustling sound of dripping mucus, each larva crawled towards the corresponding legion commander.

"Um... Your Majesty, you called us here just for this?" To make us eat this snot-like thing?

The expressions on the faces of the men were not very good. After all, as legion commanders, they had many things to deal with every day, especially in recent years, as the Great Empire's actions became increasingly unscrupulous, and there were all sorts of incidents every day.

If not handled properly, any one of them could become the fuse for war between the two countries.

But at such a critical time, their own King had actually gathered them together for such a frivolous reason?

Could this be a spy from the Great Empire? Their own King was a spy?!

"Oh, you misunderstood, didn't you? But just eat it directly. Just treat it as the King's order."

Lin Mo thought for a while and decided that explaining would be too much trouble, and she just wanted to go to sleep now. She didn't want anything else. After taking a bath, she should have a good night's sleep.

Anyway, once they ate the larvae, they would know everything.

"Your Majesty, you're not joking, are you? Or are you not in a good mood today?"

Ya'er raised his head slightly, somewhat dissatisfied. He had exhausted his precious griffin to get here in just an hour, and his calves were still ice-cold.

"What a nuisance." Having gotten used to the obedience of the larvae, Lin Mo didn't want to learn any of these methods of controlling subordinates.

She yawned, turned, and left the room. Lin Mo was in no mood to argue with these people. If there were any problems, she would leave them to Long Ye. After all, as a bodyguard, guarding the country's borders was reasonable, right?

"Your Majesty! Where are you going!"

Ya'er stood up with a *whoosh*, his face flushed with anger. This was too disappointing. What kind of King was this?

This was too frivolous!

"Ya'er! Don't be impulsive! If anything happens, go to Great State Preceptor Hawke! Don't argue with His Majesty! We are subjects!"

"But she's just too..."

Before he could finish speaking, the door of the room was opened yet again. This time, Hawke, with an extremely ugly expression, walked in, followed by Long Ye.

Hawke's eyes were dull, and his face was covered with ash-like black smudges. His usually meticulous white hair was now half-burnt.

"Are you... State Preceptor?"

"...Gone... Gone..."

"Um, what's gone? State Preceptor, what happened to you?"

Ya'er hurried over, pulled out a chair, and motioned for Hawke to sit down.

"Gone, all burned clean. The future of the Bai Xue Kingdom... is gone..."

"State Preceptor, don't be sad. There must be a solution. Although our King is indeed a bit much, how did you agree in the first place?"

Ya'er thought that Hawke, like himself, had recognized Lin Mo's true nature and was beginning to worry about the future of the Bai Xue Kingdom.

*Bang!* Hawke slammed his hand on the table, startling Ya'er. "What's wrong, State Preceptor?"

"What are you saying! Her Majesty is the greatest King! The one we must pledge allegiance to! Praise the Queen!"

"..." Ya'er was a bit confused. It seemed they weren't on the same wavelength. *Hiss*, what was going on? Why did his back feel a bit cold? *Crap*, who was that man? *Damn it*, why were his eyes so scary? He had killed his way through battlefields, how could he be frightened by a look?!

"Wuwuwuwu!" Hawke suddenly burst into tears, burying his face on the table. Well, it was understandable that an old man would be in pain after slamming his hand on a solid wood table with so much force.

"How could it be burned! How could it be burned!"

Under everyone's questioning, Hawke told them the general situation.

Everyone was a bit stunned, and they confirmed several times that they had not misheard.

"? You're saying that you're crying because the café that Her Majesty hasn't gone to yet was burned down? An old man crying his eyes out?"

"Teacher, you're not some kind of lolicon, are you!"

"Bah, bah, bah! How could the Great State Preceptor have such a perverted hobby! He must be a granddaughter-con! After all, Her Majesty is indeed very cute."

"But..."

That's right, thinking about when the Queen came just now, her little face was flushed, with a hint of sleepiness, tears welling in the corners of her eyes from yawning, and her plain white bathrobe, while unremarkable, still had the unique innocence of a young girl.

*Hiss!* Their Queen really seemed very cute!

The old State Preceptor was indeed the old State Preceptor! His aesthetic sense was top-notch!