[BL] Accidentally Becoming the Healer of the Deranged Archduke novel Chapter 128

Chapter 128: Avoid Disaster While Doing... Nothing?

"I almost thought you had vanished in search of your muse again."

A beautiful lady, dressed in lavish clothes and expensive jewelry joked with Nikolai, who, like a perfect prince, showed just the right amount of tilt in his lips.

"I have already found my muse." His golden gaze, burning like the sun, fell on the young man dressed in a light blue suit.

It perfectly hugged his small frame like a gentle embrace, and Nikolai wanted to replace that cloth with his arms.

He wanted to hold Xion close, just the way he does with his most perfect paintings, and admire him at his leisure.

Whether it was the way he silently gazed at the people with his wide blue eyes or the way he occasionally leaned over to speak with the taller, brown-haired alchemist, every one of his actions embodied perfection.

His perfection was effortless, unlike the practiced, artificial kind Nikolai had mastered.

"Oh my!" the lady exclaimed. Her mysterious complete white eyes gave the illusion of lighting up when she recognized who the muse actually was. "Is he not the advisor of His Grace, The archduke?"

Just the mention of Darius had irked him; however, there was not a single flaw in his answer.

"Truly. Nothing can hide from your beautiful eyes, my lady. He is indeed the advisor of the archduke," he added after a brief pause, "for now, that is."

The lady seemed stunned before she broke into laughter. Not an unruly one. No one would laugh like that, especially when the party was organized by the royal family.

It was a polite laugh. The thin folding fan perfectly hid the curve of those seductive red lips. However, those bright amber eyes seemed to glow with fiery light.

"I did not expect you to dig someone’s corner, your highness."

Nikolai raised his brow, "Then what do I look like?"

He had asked it in a joking way. But both parties knew each of their words spoken held a different meaning.

The lady leaned in slightly so only the prince could hear her gentle voice, "You, my prince, look like the type who would trap their person where only they could see. Where would you have the patience to slowly make your move now?" _{freeweɓnovel.cѳm}

There was a strange light in Nikolai’s eyes, and his perfect smile almost cracked. It was really the truth.

I am impatient... So much so that he had actually considered siding with the old emperor this time.

And that meant he would support the war. Just so he could keep the pretty doll by his side.

Honestly, he did not have any other intention. He really just wanted to keep Xion where he could see, like many other beautiful things he had collected.

And Xion? Oh, he would be the most exquisite one of them all!

"I would suggest you be careful though." The lady had already backed up to maintain a respectful distance between them. "The voices whisper that the advisor is very dear to the archduke."

Nikolai’s gaze was on Xion. Silently enjoying the way the young man’s eyes lit up with mischief when he forced Allen to try new desserts which the alchemist obviously found too sweet for his taste.

"What else those voices of yours say, dear priestess of the night?"

The lady waved her hand at the notion, "Oh come on, don’t call me that now. I have been kicked out of church for years."

"And that was their biggest stupidity." Nikolai knew just how powerful the lady actually was.

"Goddess has taken her power back from the sinner."

Darius...