Reborn as the Crippled King's Beloved-Chapter 500 Revealing the Power of Hypnosis

"What’s the matter that you’re panicking and so careless? Knocking into Miss Wang, a hundred heads wouldn’t be enough for you to lose!"

Eunuch Li scolded Fu Rong.

Wang Yingluo waved her hand and said, "Eunuch, Fu Rong is still young and impulsive. You can train her slowly in the future. Fu Rong, take your time, what’s wrong? Did something happen in the palace?"

"A wolf! A giant wolf outside!"

Fu Rong’s face was pale with fear, and she nearly slurred her words, while the other palace maids and eunuchs also came running in screaming.

Wang Yingluo shot up from her chair, "A wolf? Her Majesty the Empress’ silver wolf?"

She had long heard that Empress Murong had raised a giant wolf that understood human nature, with snow-white fur. Historical texts also described the wolf, claiming it was valiant and mighty, capable of taking the heads of enemy generals and such.

Wolves that are raised from a young age can indeed share some human traits, but a beast is still a beast, and cannot understand human language. The so-called defeating enemy generals probably involved tearing apart a good number of its own people.

She was quite skeptical about this.

Just a few days ago, she had asked Fu Rong whether Her Majesty the Empress’ wolf was raised within the palace. She had not expected to encounter it so soon.

But now the wolf had appeared outside her own palace, and it was hard to say that it wasn’t Murong Jiu who had intentionally sent it here.

Wang Yingluo was curious, did the wolf truly understand human language?

Back in modern times, she had hypnotized animals; compared to other trembling servants, she remained calm and composed.

"It’s just a wolf, after all. Since Your Majesty allows it to be raised in the palace, would it dare to harm people?"

She walked directly outside.

Eunuch Li and Fu Rong hurriedly stepped in front of her.

"Miss Wang, you mustn’t! It’s too dangerous, that beast can hurt people!"

"If you know it’s a beast, what is there to be afraid of?"

Wang Yingluo didn’t particularly care. However, after taking a few steps forward, she saw a huge creature through the window.

It was a silver wolf, its fur luxuriant and gleaming, standing taller than a grown man. At the moment, its forelimbs were propped on the outside windowsill, and its massive head was peeking inside.

Her first reaction was that the wolf looked magnificent, and also clean, not like those she saw in zoos which were dirty. It appeared as though each hair had been meticulously groomed. If the wolf wasn’t so large, it almost gave off the aura of a plush toy, invoking a desire to reach out and stroke it.

This reminded her of the Samoyed she used to have.

Only, this wolf was even more beautiful, with pale blue eyes that looked colder and more ruthless, bearing a trace of the wildness and bloodthirst characteristic of a wild carnivore.

Everyone else was too frightened to make a sound, yet inside Wang Yingluo, a voice was telling her—she wanted to claim this wolf for herself!

If she took it out with her, she would surely appear more imposing, and the people would gaze at her in awe.

Out of the blue, the wolf growled softly towards the inside.

Wang Yingluo was startled too, but she became more excited. If this wolf would listen to her, she wouldn’t need guards in the future, and no one would be able to hurt her!

"Don’t be nervous! Relax!"

She looked at the silver wolf and spoke soothingly, subtly taking off a necklace with a pendant from her neck, using her body to block the servants’ view, and gently swinging it in front of the wolf’s eyes.

"Yes, calm down. Your name is Kai Xuan, isn’t it? Kai Xuan, no one here will harm you, and I am full of good intentions towards you."

Wang Yingluo was surprised to discover that the snow wolf actually understood human speech. She had thought hypnotizing it would be difficult, but to her astonishment, the snow wolf really took her words to heart. With the hypnosis, its gaze no longer held the same fearsome look as before.

Excellent!

She was now confident she could hypnotize it successfully in one go, making the wolf feel goodwill and closeness towards her. From then on, it would recognize her as its master!

"Kai Xuan!"

Suddenly, a cold voice interrupted Wang Yingluo’s hypnosis!

In an instant, Kai Xuan’s eyes regained clarity, and it cast a human-like wary glance at Wang Yingluo before turning to walk towards the woman who had called out.

Wang Yingluo could now clearly see the newcomer.

It was none other than Empress Murong Jiu.

She was dressed in plain colors, which made her figure appear even more slender. But her face, even without makeup, eclipsed the beauty of others.

Wang Yingluo had witnessed Murong Jiu’s beauty the day before. Her own carefully applied makeup couldn’t even begin to compete with Empress Murong.

This was what Murong Jiu looked like after recovering from a serious illness; it was hard to imagine how breathtaking her beauty must have been at its peak.

At this moment, Wang Yingluo and Murong Jiu looked at each other through the window. Her expression was cold, and she didn’t bother to hide her distaste for Wang Yingluo.

Wang Yingluo wasn’t one to take things lying down. She had been on the verge of success only to be interrupted by Murong Jiu’s sudden appearance.

She stepped forward, first giving Empress Murong a bow, impeccable and free from fault, and then she said with a stern voice:

"Your Majesty the Empress, the wolf you are raising bared its fangs and scared my eunuchs and palace maids pale-faced with fear, yet you come here with an air of accusing someone as if they had stolen your wolf. Have you not considered what would happen if the Consort Dowager is frightened?"

Murong Jiu let out a low chuckle. "It’s been a long time since someone dared to speak to me in this manner. Compared to me simply calling ’Kai Xuan,’ Miss Wang seems more upset and frustrated. I never said anyone was trying to take my Kai Xuan. The way Miss Wang speaks, it sounds almost like an admission of guilt."

What a sharp-tongued Empress!

Wang Yingluo had thought this woman was meek and fragile, but her words were anything but soft.

"Your Majesty the Empress misunderstands. I would never dare to harbor such thoughts. This wolf has human-like intelligence and is a symbol of good fortune. If someone with ulterior motives were to use it, it would betray the spiritual wisdom bestowed upon it by the heavens," she declared loudly.

She believed that the turmoil just now would swiftly reach the Emperor’s ears.

Facing the large and fierce snow wolf, she remained unflustered and almost managed to calm it. Empress Murong, on the other hand, clearly came to provoke and to intimidate her. For the Empress to personally intervene in such matters, it was quite unbecoming.

Moreover, since the snow wolf had human-like intelligence, perhaps it really could understand her flattering words. frёewebnoѵēl.com

While she praised the snow wolf, she indirectly mocked Empress Murong, implying she used the wolf to frighten her, yet showing she wasn’t intimidated by such tactics.

On the contrary, it provided her an opportunity to show off. When she was hypnotizing Kai Xuan, Eunuch Li and the others looked shocked, as if she possessed a natural ability to soothe wild beasts.

"Miss Wang, your conversation with Her Majesty the Empress, Kai Xuan ran out on its own. Her Majesty came out of concern for the palace staff who might be startled. How did it come to sound so distasteful from Miss Wang’s mouth?" Chun Tao spoke up loudly, her dissatisfaction evident. As the personal attendant to the Empress, her gaze towards Wang Yingluo was one of undisguised loathing and contempt.

Although her eyes showed this, her words were not as harsh as those of Wang Yingluo, leaving Wang with no reason to rebuke her.

Wang Yingluo sneered inwardly. Although she couldn’t bring down the Empress for the time being, killing off a mere palace maid would be well within her means!