The guard's eyes, which had instantly turned red, began flickering uncertainly as if he couldn't make up his mind.
"Heru..."
After turning around, he hesitantly scanned the golden-clad figure up and down with visible uncertainty. A aningless low growl erged from his throat, resembling a beast clearing its throat.
Seeing soone erge without servant attire, he had initially wanted to attack imdiately - finally getting a chance to discipline these low-status individuals. But the other party's words made him hesitate.
Of course, the most crucial point was... he genuinely couldn't sense any "servant" aura from the person before him. The guards possessed certain innate abilities allowing them to identify servants regardless of clothing.
But Lu Ce hadn't read the manual.
Probably even the ga designers never imagined soone could enter the ga without reading the basic rules literally placed right before their eyes! Players like Xie Antong would have the rules imprinted in their minds after reading them thoroughly.
But not Lu Ce!
Thus, while the guard instinctively knew only servants should erge from that room, Lu Ce's lack of servant aura combined with his words left the guard montarily frozen without clear reaction.
This hesitation displeased Lu Ce.
Glancing up at the guard, he spoke: "What? Don't you understand human speech?"
"Hmm, makes sense... security here probably doesn't require much intelligence... what a bother." The golden mask tilted at a 45-degree angle as he slightly lifted his chin, then pointed at the guard before gesturing to the ground before himself - clearly ordering the guard to approach.
Despite the mask, the guard felt this person was treating him like a slave...
"I understand and can speak human language."
After a stunned pause, the guard - unsure how to handle this unprecedented situation in the sunless palace where he only knew how to interact with princesses and attendants - finally approached due to the other's imposing presence.
"Oh?" Lu Ce looked surprised at the response. "Quite civilized for your kind."
"I am human originally," the guard replied with an ugly expression, his thick facial muscles twitching. Normally in the palace where they rarely saw the princess, guards tyrannized freely without anyone daring to speak like this.
"You—"
He was interrupted again by Lu Ce.
"Do you know who I am?"
Guard: "......"
Ironically, that was exactly what he'd been about to ask.
The abrupt question left him speechless.
"Hmph." An aura of extraordinary authority suddenly erupted from the golden mask as Lu Ce slamd his hand heavily on the guard's shoulder with a thunderous impact!
Boom!
The unprepared guard was smashed onto the ground, body contorted in a kneeling position! His eyes flashed red as he tried to rise, but the overwhelming power and majestic aura pressing down made resistance impossible.
Like an aggressive psychiatric patient unfortunate enough to encounter soone far stronger, his violent impulses were suppressed. In all his palace service, he'd never encountered such noble presence.
Was sothing wrong?
"Don't stand so tall. Looking up tires ."
Lu Ce pressed down on the shoulder, speaking calmly.
The guard lifted his knee slightly into a half-crouch, gazing up at the dazzling golden reflection like staring at the sun.
He desperately wanted to say...
Damn it! You always look down on people with your nose in the air! Even now with kneeling you're still looking upward to speak!
But what ca out was:
"You... who are you? I don't know."
"You truly don't know?!" Lu Ce's shocked tone made the guard instinctively question if he'd committed so grave error.
The golden mask surveyed the surroundings, examining the palace with a critical gaze.
"How utterly foolish - servants absent, even security ignorant of their master's identity."
Bewildered but lost for questions, the guard listened as Lu Ce declared:
"I am the Supre Will here!"
"The princess is supre will here!" the guard instantly retorted reflexively, an indelible impression that triggered instinctive opposition to any challenge.
The shoulder pressure intensified dramatically as the guard's earlier reverence transford into resistance.
"Don't address so henceforth. Regardless of your customs, never call princess," Lu Ce instructed.
This single statent short-circuited the guard's brain.
The guard felt like a naive child before this person. Was... was that really how his words had been interpreted?
Since when was I calling you princess?!
His rebellious energy dissipated completely, leaving him powerless.
Unconcerned, Lu Ce continued:
"By my standards, you should at minimum address as King. Change that unpleasant title henceforth."
Guard: "......"
Too exhausted to retort, the overwhelming pressure from the golden armor and mask instinctively compelled obedience.
Then inspiration struck - sothing was wrong!
In two days was the princess's wedding!
This person's imposing manner, masked face, and claim to supre will...
Could it be?!
King...
Was he the princess's marriage partner?! But why no prior announcent?
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