C20 Chapter 20

Tina looked around the castle, but the troublesome princess disappeared in an instant. Although she had heard the rumors before she came here, she was still a little flustered when she met her.

"What are you looking for?" Hearing this voice, she turned around and looked at him with a bit of vigilance. She knew who the person in front of her was, so she had to be careful and answer his question.

"I'm Princess Jingji's new maid. I'm looking for the princess."

"New maid? Why did you change it again? " Most people misunderstood the princess. Everything started four years ago, when the princess accidentally ran to the basement of the castle and fainted, she began to behave weirdly. All of this was due to fright.

The basement of Ava City was like a warehouse. There was a strong desire to know more about the 'Incantation Technique', it was like a summoning technique or a Spirit Possession technique etc … Although he didn't know why, but there was definitely something hidden in the basement that frightened the princess. The princess was pitiful enough, yet she was still being looked at with such weird eyes.

"Why didn't you do your duty? What if the princess gets hurt again?"

"I'm very sorry, but I'll have to look for it when I get off the horse..." Tina bowed and left in a hurry. It seemed that he didn't feel that something was amiss.

Soon after, she found the princess in a tree. She was actually climbing a tree?

"Princess!" When she shouted from below, Jingji's petite body trembled and almost fell to the ground. Seeing this, she gasped and immediately regained her balance.

"Shh …" Hush, the birds will be frightened. "

She was referring to the bird's nest not too far away from her, where her mother was hatching eggs. She was crawling slowly, not caring about the fact that her clothes were already worn out. She only wanted to observe this maternal love in close proximity.

Noticing that Jingji was about to approach her, Bird looked at her warily. Jingji quickly clarified, "I'm not trying to steal your egg, I just want to have a look."

How could the bird understand her words? Suddenly, the bird flapped its wings and leapt towards its pen, grabbing at it … …

"Wow …" She screamed and fell from the tree.

"Princess!" Tina instantly leapt forward and caught Jingji, but her arm which was also in the midst of the gravitational acceleration instantly twisted. "Wu!"

Jingji realized that her hands were folded on her chest as she looked at Tina guiltily. "I'm sorry, I really didn't do it on purpose … "I just..."

"I'm fine, I'm fine." Tina had tied her skirt into strips around her arm to hold it in place. It was still tolerable for her.

"Hold on..." Jingji gently placed her hands on Tina's bandaged arms. Within a few seconds, her palms began to emit a faint glow.

Under the light's reflection, the pain on Tina's arm gradually subsided. Taking a closer look, the swelling on her arm was instantly reduced. This should be Jingji's ability, but she couldn't use it anymore!

Tina instantly grabbed Jingji's hand to stop her actions. "Princess, this ability is too eye-catching. Please don't use it forever."

Brother also said so. Although I have never studied magic, this ability can be said to be innate, as long as I can use this ability to help injured people, I will be very happy. But whenever I use this ability, I will be lectured.

Hearing Jingji say this, Tina agreed and replied, "Actually, it's not that the Princess's ability is bad, it's just that I'm afraid that if someone saw that adding extra fuel to the fire would harm the Princess's reputation, then they would do whatever they should or shouldn't do, so I'll come down and tell the Princess. No one has ever taught the Princess before, and after that, people who aren't the princess' mistakes will be taught by the Princess." She raised her index finger in front of Jingji. "I can't compare to my actions just now."

"I'm very sorry …"

Facing Jingji's apology, she raised her index finger once again, "The princess is a person of authority, she doesn't need to apologize often. The only people who need to apologize are the king and the prince."

"Why is Tina telling me this? You won't be leaving soon. "

"No, I will stay by the princess' side until she doesn't need me."

This was the first time Jingji saw such a resolute gaze. Could she really trust the person before her? Long years of loneliness, she really needed a person to pour out everything in her heart. Would she be able to relax and say everything? But if she said everything, would she look at him strangely like the person before her? She was really upset.

At this moment, she reached out her hand and placed it on Jingji's shoulder, "Princess, you should go back and change your clothes first."

"Yes." She got up and let Tina take her back to her room.

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This was the first time she felt that someone was paying attention to her and paying attention to her safety. It didn't mean that her brother wasn't concerned about her, it was just that Tina was closer to her age.

When she woke up early in the morning, she was by her bed, and when she closed her eyes at night, she had always been there. Even when she woke up late at night, she would still appear in front of him, and because of that, she could not help but trust this expressionless maid.

"Did you do this?" She looked at the small, elaborate room on the table, a miniature version of her own room.

Tina nodded slightly. Jingji turned around and looked at her. "I don't give any professional craftsmen at all. Only …"

She frowned slightly and said, "Don't ruin your body. It's too much work to take time off to do this kind of extreme concentration when you're right next to me." She knew that the person in front of her would not take the initiative to call her tired. She needed to pay more attention to Tina's condition as she did not want her maid to work overtime to the point of overwork.

"Have you studied craftsmanship before? Where did you learn it? "

"It was just a whim." She replied in a flat tone.

"That means interested, right?" In the past few days, she had managed to grasp quite a few of the tricks of conversation between her and Tina.

"Yes..." She pressed her jaw even lower, seemingly very resistant to mentioning the past.

Jingji couldn't help but exclaim when she saw this minuscule change in mood, "Sigh..." Who would have thought that even Princess Ava Country would have to learn to look at the expressions of the maids by her side? "

"Princess's words are too serious." In response to this sentence, Tina became more flustered.

"Hehe …" This was the first time Tina had seen her smile, and indeed, there was an annual Ava Sacrifice Parade where the princess waved her hands towards the residents, gathering the most people. Of course, there were already many nobles who wanted to propose to the princess, and it was partly because the nobles did not know of her current situation, and partly because she herself did not have the desire to do so.

"Didn't you sleep well yesterday? You need a rest later?" Tina asked.

Jingji lowered her head in distress, "No need, I'm going to the basement today."

"Basement?" Ava City still had a basement, this was the first time Tina had heard of "Something was missing from there?"

"No, I'm just going there to see a painting. I think I can share this secret with you." Jingji mysteriously placed her index finger next to her mouth.

Tina had no doubt that he was following her to an old staircase in the corner of the courtyard. It was covered with cobwebs, and Jingji didn't care about walking down there, so she could only follow along. Although she had heard about the strange behavior of this princess before she came here, Tina seemed to understand Jingji's odd behavior after all these days, because she had an anti-princess mentality in her heart, so even if someone said she was mentally ill, she still wanted to pursue things that made her happy, including climbing trees, walking around the garden barefooted … Such an action was only to relieve her of her pressure.

In actuality, princesses were more normal than normal nobles. At the very least, she was very familiar with the habits and schedule of commoners. This was because she had read many books.

"I heard that Hugh on Central-Focus Association hoped that Royal Father would take off his mask and let the people see it. I also think that it's a good way to ease the nervousness of the people. In these last few years, everyone has been trembling with fear, afraid that Royal Father would suddenly order the expulsion of the people, afraid that they would reach Tina at the border …" As she walked down the stairs, she asked, "Are all the Chakrone people at the border really as terrifying as everyone is rumored to be?"

She could not say too well. This would deepen the princess' thoughts of leaving the city, but it could also not be too illogical either. When she spoke again, they were already at the bottom of the stairs, connected to a long corridor. They continued to walk through the old basement where no one cared about.

"The people from the Chakrone aren't considered terrifying. What's terrifying is that their land is cursed, and monsters that can appear from the ground are the remnants of their disaster. Other than that, the people from the Chakrone are no different from the people from the people from the Ava People.

"Then why did they attack the nobles who killed us?"

"This..." How was she supposed to answer the princess? In fact, it was King Ava who wanted to kill the people from Chakrone by himself, so how was she supposed to do so? She sighed and replied, "The differences between the concepts of Ava People and the people from Chakrone and the grudges between them isn't something that can be easily explained with just a few words. A myth would be able to tell that the grudge between the goddess is very deep."

"Really, is it worth it for a man?" She had watched the poetry of myths hundreds of times, but she still couldn't understand how the two goddesses could get jealous of a man! To be praised by the later generations and even turned into a war was really not worth it.

At last, they arrived at the end of the corridor, where an old door stood in front of them. Jingji pushed the door open, revealing a wall full of portraits. In the middle, there was a blue gem at the end of the table.

"So this is the legendary goddess' mark of blood. I came here four years ago to see it flashing with white light. After that, I lost consciousness and fell into a deep slumber. I dreamt of that person …" As Jingji said this, her shoulders couldn't help but tremble. Tina's timely support of her shoulder made her feel a lot more at ease.

"Look at how I keep on saying these unlucky words, why doesn't Father want to see me. I'm really an undesirable princess, so sometimes I would come here to look at the paintings and calm myself down." Her expressionless face somewhat resembled Tina who was standing beside Jingji, as if this was her growth record. When she was young, there had always been a black-haired woman with purple pupils beside her, following her until she grew up, until the last painting had a purple-haired man standing next to her. Only the owner of this painting was smiling, seemingly very happy.

Jingji stood in front of the last painting. "Tina, do you know who this is?"

Tina shook her head, and Jingji replied with a chuckle, "The founder of the Ava, Queen Lei Yannan Luo Min, from the fifth heart."

"So it's the Queen. Then who is the man beside her?"

Tina was referring to the man with long purple hair who was about 20 years old. The handsome man's words were not exaggerated at all, his sharp nose, deep facial features, and long and shapely face were nothing out of the ordinary. In terms of beauty, there was nothing wrong with calling him by his name.

Jingji replied, "I don't know. I thought it was the Prince at first, but I've searched through all the books and didn't find any mention of him. The Queen was alone until the end, but …"

At this moment, Jingji's expression changed slightly. "This is precisely the reason why this painting is so mysterious. This is my favorite point."

Jingji didn't finish her sentence. She etched the man's appearance deeply in her mind from the first time she saw this painting. The noble who named him 'Aelus' for her had never had such a noble temperament. It was a pity that he lived 500 years ago.

Tina's question interrupted Jingji's thoughts. "Who were the black-haired purple-eyed woman from the previous paintings?"

"Ah... That is the last Sect Master of the Guzhen Clan, 'Jingliu'. Before this country changed its name to Ava, this woman ruled over the entire country, and although there was also a king at that time, he had long since become Jingliu's puppet.

"But looking at these pictures, I don't know why, but I don't feel any strong hatred or estrangement between the two of them."

"That's true, because the person who taught the Queen is also the Sect Master of Jinglian. None of the books mentioned this part in detail, so it seems like it's very mysterious and filled with countless associations, isn't it?"

"Yes."

"I always feel that Tina is being overly talkative today. This is my secret! "Tina, you must help me keep this a secret!"

The princess looked a lot more cheerful. Tina smiled for the first time, "Yes, I will keep this a secret forever."

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A few months later, shortly after Hugh had prepared the announcement, the king sent a message to his mansion, which said that due to the lack of new leaders in the Luoyin Town, there had been a rise in the number of people in the Chakrone. The new mayor was the eldest son of Hugh Fay, and Lei Yangcufei was the eldest son of the king.

After receiving the order, his wife felt as if she had received a grief-stricken cry, while Lei Yang, who was the client, calmed down instead. That night, the father and son talked until dawn and had to report that His Majesty wanted to accompany the eldest son to the border, hoping that they could accompany him there. Thus, the public plan they had discussed before was postponed.

This was coincidentally caught in Utia's trick. On the way here after getting permission, the father and son duo didn't even talk for three sentences, and they lamented this phenomenon because they don't think they will have much time left.

After a long journey, they finally reached the Luoyin Town at the western border of Ava Country. The residents of the town gathered in one place to welcome them as they welcomed their arrival. They had only stayed in the mayor's mansion for a few days when Xiu De saw Lilrose whom he hadn't seen for a long time.

"Long time no see, Lord Xiude. How is my old friend from Ava Country doing?"

She was referring to the wandering merchant, Juno.

"He should be fine, apart from his belly getting rounder and rounder." "It's just that Lilrose really hasn't aged at all," Xiu De recounted truthfully.

It had been five years since they last heard that she was in the Chakrone, but they never expected that they would meet in this form.

"My purpose for coming here, my lord, should be very clear."

Xiu De frowned deeply, "For Juno's words to be true or false, we still need more proof."

"The scythe of the Death God is drawing near to you, Lord. Why are you delaying?" It was difficult for Lilrose to hide her puzzled expression.

"After all, he is a king chosen by the Central-Focus Association." Xiu De's words drew Lilrose's ire.

"Of course, if it's true, why did he demean Young Master to such a degree at this time, and if it's the fake that chose him back then, then he's four complete idiots?"

Lilrose, don't go too far. No one can question the Central-Focus Association and King Ava! You are slandering our faith! " With regards to Lilrose's doubts, he mainly used his utmost honesty to reprimand her.

The serious head of the Central-Focus Association was different from the bawdy Lord of the Chakrone. Of course, his patriotic heart was not one bit inferior to commoners, which was one of the most powerful elements in the Ava Country.

"Since Milord is unwilling to listen to my advice, I cannot say anymore. Merely, I feel truly regretful that Milord's loyalty will be erased. Thus, I bid my Lord farewell." Lilrose finished her sentence and left.

Staring at her back, Xiu De's uneasiness grew even higher. He was afraid that this time, he might not be able to return to the capital.

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"Please wait!" "Please hold your steps!"

A hurried shout came from the body, Loong Lin looked back, and saw the Ava's former noble, Janvis Shkel, hurriedly walking over, his fat belly and struggling to move his short limbs, looking quite comical. Although he was a noble but was exiled, he was always worried that he would be hidden by the gods, and his uneasy emotions made him look straight at Loong Lin in front of him to save his life.

"What now? Didn't I already send you elite mercenaries? "

He barely got in front of Loong Lin and gasped for breath, "Phew!" Whoosh! Won't you stay? "

Why didn't he spend all his money to protect me? If it wasn't for the fact that he looked like Xi En, he, a dignified noble, would have been lazy to keep the person in front of him.

"You don't know how terrible the king's elite soldiers are! You might be able to block it! I don't trust the others, but if you don't stay, I refuse to pay! "

"Is that so? I think the reason you were expelled was because you were using the National Relief Reserve, wasn't it? If you want to reject me, then take back the mercenaries, and also ask for money from you for no reason. Thinking about it, you are not worth it, don't worry, King Ava doesn't have the time to bother with a person like you who feels weak right now. "

The words that hit the nail on the head instantly rendered Skell speechless. He could only silently look at Loong Lin's departing figure.

Not long after exiting the luxurious and fake mansion, he met Lilrose. He saw her bow gracefully and said, "Young Lord has grown up quite a bit after not seeing you for half a year."

"Miss Lilrose, do you have any information that's important to me?" Hearing that the Luoyin Town had a new mayor, he was more concerned about the background of the other party. Other than that, he had neither the time nor the interest to listen to him.

Lilrose shook her head at this straightforward conversation. Perhaps it was because Yeh Ling wasn't beside him, and felt that he had returned to the same unapproachable mode as before. "I know the new Mayor's background."

"How much?"

"Five hundred kilograms."

"Five hundred?" Loong Lin instantly frowned. What kind of outrageously high price is this? "It's best if it's extremely good, otherwise I'll cut it in half."

"Uh-huh." Lilrose muttered to herself, "Even though the eldest son of the Central-Focus Association, Lei Yang, is a pacifist, he is also very persistent towards King Ava's orders. Also, his father is currently in the Luoyin Town.

Loong Lin obviously wavered as he looked towards Lilrose. As expected, he caught his attention and she said, "Three hundred more!"

"I... "Here." He forced himself to utter these words. After all, this was a question that he had never wanted to face before.

Lilrose smiled sinisterly as she answered, "I think it's better for you to ask me. Young Lord brought an outstanding mercenary to ambush near the Town Mayor's Mansion tonight. He has a great harvest. Goodbye." It was their normal practice to take the money and leave after passing on the information.

"Ask me directly?" It seemed like this information was highly authentic and he needed to prepare quickly. It would be difficult for him to maintain his usual calm tonight.