Chapter 233

He felt a strange mix of secret delight and shyness.

Then one after another, small animals appeared in the bedroom, as if asking for credit.

Seeing this, Lingwu paused slightly in the hand holding the little orange cat.

"Mr. Liar, let's go outside and take a look."

Alcipe was puzzled until he saw the animals in the luxurious bedroom, at which point he hurriedly took them away.

“I’m sorry, I…” he said, looking quite embarrassed.

"It's alright, the conman meant well."

Alcipe silently increased his favorability towards Lingwu even more.

He sat on the flying carpet, watching Ling Wu holding the kitten in her arms, calculating in his mind how much affection he had for her if he had a preference indicator.

50 points?

The little princess is proud but very cute, so we need to add five more points.

She's not only cute but also kind, so I'll add five more points.

Kindness combined with intelligence, add five more points.

...

He recalled the few days he had spent with her, and his feelings for her gradually increased until, in the end, he looked at the final value and silently erased it.

So tall?

How could that be!

“Mr. Liar…” The girl’s soft voice was accompanied by worried eyes as she looked at him.

Alcipe quietly added a little more to her.

She cares about him.

"What's wrong, my lovely little princess?"

Is something on your mind?

"No...no, right?" Alcipe asked nervously.

Did she realize that he was secretly calculating his feelings for her?

"But the swindler has already circled the royal city five times."

"Yes, really?" Alsippe finally snapped out of his daze.

The heat of Alsipergen had not subsided even after the flying carpet landed.

Is he sick?

He didn't think for long, because he discovered that countless players were surging towards where he was.

Alsippe glanced at the girl sitting on the grass, engrossed in playing with a group of small animals, and finally spoke with a doting smile: "Little princess, I have some things to take care of. You keep this crystal ball safe. Until I return, this crystal ball cannot be more than a meter away from you."

The girl, who was having so much fun that she forgot all about home, took a moment to respond to him.

Seeing a group of small animals surrounding her, all wanting to get close to her, Alcipe shook her head and chuckled helplessly.

He himself didn't realize how gentle his smile was at that moment.

It's not the feigned gentleness you show when you're trying to win someone over, but a genuine gentleness that comes from the heart and is reserved only for one person.

He pulled out a set of cards. "Buddy, come with me to protect the cute little princess."

A group of players approaching him saw the cards in his hand and decided to back off.

"What are you afraid of! There are more of us!"

"Exactly! Fighting for honor!"

"..."

"For our princess!"

Al-Sippe initially ignored them, but when he heard "Our Princess," he looked up, a chill spreading through his eyes.

Their princess?

Oh.

Let him see just how useless these good-for-nothings who dared to steal his little princess really are!

Alone, Lingwu put down the orange cat in her arms, then took out the letter and folded it into a paper crane.

She then took out a bottle of medicine that the apothecary had given her and poured it onto the paper crane.

In an instant, the paper crane seemed to be touched by divine light, slowly transforming into a small bird with feathers.

Lingwu stroked the bird's little head. "Go."

As night deepened, the bird's silhouette quickly disappeared from sight.

After Lingwu petted all the small animals that had come up to her, Alcipe returned to her side.

It took a total of three minutes.

He is indeed a player who can sit at the top of the leaderboard.

It's just a question of whether he can hold his own against Landric.

The moon hung high in the sky, and Lingwu yawned.

She looked at Alcipe, who had returned after cleaning up the players again, and then said, "Mr. Liar seems to be very busy tonight?"

"I'm sorry I couldn't be with you today, I promise it won't happen again..."

Before he could finish speaking, his expression changed.

I was internally screaming, "Didn't we just finish cleaning?"

Another batch has arrived!

Just as he was about to get up, Ling Wu stood up as well. "Is there something you can't handle? Perhaps I can help you."

For some reason, Alcipe was touched when he saw Lingwu's worried eyes.

"Alsippe! Release the princess!" a voice called out, followed by a chorus of voices.

"The big boss's coordinates have already been published, so you'd better hurry up and leave. You definitely won't be able to meet the princess tonight!"

"Are you an idiot? Why did you remind him?"

"This is a protest!"

"..."

Alcipe's first instinct was to check on Ling Wu's expression.

Noticing the slight panic in his expression, Lingwu lowered her eyes and stroked the kitten, saying vaguely, "Bad person..."

As Alcipe felt his blood run cold, Ling Wu looked up and said earnestly, "But Mr. Liar isn't a bad person, I believe you."

“I…” Alcipe dared not look directly into Ling Wu’s eyes, and the words that were on the tip of his tongue remained unspoken.

“Let’s go back. I had a lot of fun tonight.” Ling Wu smiled, a gentle smile that Alcipe had never seen before.

She reached out her hand.

Alcipe gazed at those fingertips, which were still beautiful and slender even when viewed alone...

He only shook hands when the noise behind him grew closer.

The flying carpet traced a perfect arc in the air before disappearing amidst the chaos.

After they left, the group of people stared at the empty grassland and gritted their teeth in silence.

"He actually kidnapped the princess!"

"I don't believe he can be this lucky every time!"

"This is only the first day. Everyone gets tired, but there are so many of us, and he's all alone."

Meanwhile, high above, overlooking the entire royal city area, Ling Wu released his hand.

"Little princess." This time, Alcipe's address did not include prefixes such as "cute" or "beautiful."

"Hmm?" Ling Wu looked at him.

"What would you do if... if one day you discovered that the world you live in is an illusion?"

He didn't dare look at Ling Wu, so he didn't see the coldness in her eyes.

Ling Wu countered, "Then are you real?"

"I am real."

"That's enough." Ling Wu looked at the stars in the night sky, her tone calm.

Alcipe's eyes darkened. "But... what if everyone who approaches you has an ulterior motive?"

"I'm a princess, so it's normal for them to approach me with ulterior motives, isn't it?"

That's what they say, but Alcipe could easily sense the sadness spreading around the girl.

Just as Alcipe was wondering why she was doing this, she heard her add:

"As long as the people I care about don't approach me with ulterior motives, that's enough."

"So, did the conman approach me with a specific purpose?"