Chapter 89 Emergency Escape! Urgent! Urgent! ...

The bone-chilling cold water brought me a little clarity, but an even greater fear gripped me.

—If I don't take action, I will die!

The old princess continued talking to herself, "My brother sometimes acts impulsively and doesn't even care about sibling relationships. A few days ago, he asked me not to hurt her anymore, but how could I not? How could I live if I didn't? Would I have the same good luck as him?"

I frantically stirred the bucket, splashing water everywhere, while the maids around me laughed—watching a trapped beast struggling for its life might be quite amusing.

"Hurry up, hurry up, I'm hungry!" the old princess cried out.

The maids burst into laughter, stretched out their gloved hands, and dragged me out, along the wet carpet, all the way to the cold chopping board.

Hearing the sound of the large cleaver being raised, I wanted to scream, but the gag in my mouth suppressed my voice.

In that instant, while being held down by several maids, I followed an instinct and rammed hard into one of the maids' chests!

I know that's a spot that hurts a woman when she bumps into it.

One of the maids screamed in pain.

A gust of wind blew past my ear—the wind from the falling cleaver. I frantically jerked my body, charging towards another maid, headbutting her soft breasts. She screamed and tried to dodge, but I had already struck her; the cleaver fell, slashing my arm.

But I had already knocked the maid down.

That was the weakest of the maids; I could feel it from the pressure they applied to her body.

I rammed my head against her like a madman, and the other maids tried to pull me away. But I kept ramming her until she screamed and cried out. She started hitting me back, and we were fighting. A large cleaver was falling to her for a moment.

Her sharp nails scratched my face, but I kept pushing my face towards her hands. Finally, she slapped my face wildly, sweeping away most of the blindfold from my eyes.

I could see the scenery clearly again, and following her force, I swept some of the thick cloth from my mouth. I then bit her hand hard with my sharp teeth, which made her even more frantic, determined to fight me to the end.

We were rolling around on the carpet when I heard the old princess yell, "Put her head in the hot pot!"

The maids swarmed forward, trying to grab me.

At that moment, another maid and I rolled to the fireplace. I took a deep breath and used all my strength to knock the foot of the maid I was fighting with to the side. Her foot was burned by the fire in the fireplace, and she cried out in pain. Her hair bun came loose, and a silver hairpin rolled down.

I struggled to pick up the fallen silver hairpin with my mouth and stabbed it at the rushing maids. They instinctively took two steps back. Taking advantage of the few seconds that passed, I crouched down, the ropes on my feet not being too tight to begin with. I forcefully flicked the silver hairpin at the handle of the hot water pot on the fireplace. The pot immediately tipped over, and scalding hot water spilled out. The maids screamed and retreated again.

I tripped over the ropes binding my feet and was struggling to get up when I discovered that the ropes on both feet had completely come loose. Two steps away from me, the maid who had just been burned by the fireplace glanced at me discreetly. I was slightly startled; she must have untied the ropes binding my feet without me noticing.

Spitting out the wad of cloth from my mouth, I bit open the slightly loosened rope on my right hand and, with lightning speed, grabbed an unused piece of firewood from the fireplace, scooping out all the burning firewood.

"She's going to set the fire! Quick, grab a cleaver and chop her up!" the old princess exclaimed.

Only then did the maids belatedly rush towards me, and one of them blew a whistle from her chest. A few seconds later, heavy footsteps sounded outside the door, and a large number of guards were about to rush in.

I also whistled, putting my lips to it and blowing a high-pitched, loud whistle.

The door was kicked open, and a large number of guards rushed towards me. The maids scattered. Taking advantage of this moment, I, naked, ran to the window as fast as I could, jumped down, grabbed the thick ivy on the wall, and escaped down.

This is the best escape spot I've been searching for, having entered and exited the old princess's bedroom multiple times over the past month or two.

I climbed up the ivy to the second-floor corridor, which was my pre-planned escape route. Some guards followed me quickly up, while others rushed into the corridor to surround and intercept me.

Just as I was surrounded by a group of guards, I blew my sharp whistle again. As the two guards were about to grab me, I suddenly heard several howls of wolves. Several black wolves suddenly attacked from behind, biting the necks of the two guards fiercely. Blood gushed out and they screamed in agony.

Before the guards could react, more black wolves pounced... I took advantage of the chaos to escape and ran towards the end of the corridor.

He ran through the corridor and across the garden, even forcefully knocking down a terrified maid along the way, pulling her dress over his own body, and then rushed up the stairs of a palace, thumping all the way to the top floor.

I scrambled up to the roof and whistled again. Unlike the previous shrill one, this whistle was three long and two short, melodious and gentle. Then I recited a strange incantation.

Before long, a dense flock of birds appeared in the sky, the kind of colorful long-tailed birds that are common in this kingdom.

I summoned them using the bird-summoning spell that the black wolf taught me, and it also taught me the whistle spell to summon the wolf.

A huge, colorful, long-tailed bird landed in front of me. I flipped over and sat on it, pressing my still-bleeding left arm with one hand while placing my hand on the bird's head. After chanting a few incantations, I said, "Let's go, now we'll go get your master."

I don't know if what I'm doing is right, or if I should help Black Wolf, but I have no other choice.

A colorful long-tailed bird carried me as we soared through the sky, while a large number of guards chased after us on the ground.

At the same time, guards riding on colorful long-tailed birds appeared in the sky, carrying spears and swords, and pursued me relentlessly.

My flock of colorful long-tailed birds fought them, constantly preventing them from getting close to us.

The colorful long-tailed bird beneath me flew faster and faster, soon reaching a very secluded backyard. The black wolf was already waiting there—I had told it that I didn't know when the best time would be; it could be today, it could be tomorrow, it could be two weeks later, or more likely, it would suddenly appear, and once it did, we would escape immediately. Clearly, it remembered.

Upon hearing my whistle and noticing the movement, it immediately took action, perhaps to grab what it needed most, or perhaps to notify its accomplices.

When I flew over on my bird, two burly cavalrymen were standing beside Black Wolf. These two strong men were carrying a severely wounded man who was barely alive and on the verge of death. Judging from the way Black Wolf was treating him like a precious treasure, it was clearly Black Wolf in his original form.

As soon as the flock of birds landed, they eagerly mounted them. Black Wolf jumped the fastest, urging the two burly men to hurry up as he jumped.

Two burly men carried the seriously injured man onto a flying bird, sitting one in front and one behind him, protecting him.

I flew faster than before, but this time there were more guards chasing and blocking me.

Countless spears and swords flew towards us, but the colorful long-tailed bird was extremely clever, dodging left and right, and was never hit.

Just as more pursuers arrived on birds, and we were about to be attacked from both sides at the most critical moment, a deafening explosion was heard. The pursuers turned around and were horrified to find that the cliff next to the castle had exploded. Flames shot into the sky, thick smoke billowed, and with several more loud booms, the cliff continued to explode, the flames intensified, and countless stones flew towards the castle. Countless screams and cries of agony instantly rang out...

The explosion on the cliff successfully drew the pursuers' attention, and we took the opportunity to escape.

The colorful long-tailed birds carried us over castles, over towns, over forests, and all the way to the sea.

After the pursuers regained their senses, they resumed their pursuit, but they had already fallen far behind us.

But the faint sound of rapid hoofbeats could be heard from the ground.

It was almost dawn, and half of the sun appeared on the horizon, its pale golden light illuminating the large groups of people on the golden beach.

Among them were not only cavalrymen and burly men, but also men and women dressed in fine clothes, and even men, women, and children who escaped barefoot in their bathrobes, as well as a large group of children.

Some of them came on horseback, while others rode on birds, arriving at almost the same time as us.

"They are members of my paternal and maternal families who are willing to follow me," Black Wolf briefly explained.

"Daio, is she reliable at all?" a middle-aged man dressed in a magnificent robe but looking disheveled shouted.

"Shut up!" a wise-looking old man in fine clothes with a full head of white hair interrupted.

The middle-aged man glared at me, then walked away looking disheveled.

Everyone else was looking at me, their eyes fixed on me without missing a single one, waiting for the next instruction.

Seeing this large group of men, women, and children, trusting me completely, a stranger, and entrusting their lives to me, I felt a mix of emotions.

Black Wolf and his large family are truly at their wits' end.

--Me too.

I closed my eyes and began chanting the incantation. It was a rather long incantation, and everyone's breathing became rapid.

A moment later, seeing the pursuers about to pounce, a young man couldn't help but shout, "Can she really be trusted? The pursuers are coming!"

But as soon as he finished speaking, several loud splashes of water were heard, like thunderclaps that shook the heavens and earth, making everyone's ears ring. Even more astonishingly, after the splashes, the sea in front of them split into two, standing tall like two high walls, with only a narrow passage in the middle. Countless fish of all sizes and unknown sea creatures could be seen struggling in the waterless passage.

The seaweed, coral, and dark rocks that were originally hidden deep in the seabed are now fully visible.

Everyone was stunned.

The air stopped for a moment.

Even the pursuers were so startled that they stopped in their tracks.

I didn't expect the sea to separate right after I finished chanting the incantation, and I was stunned for a few seconds before I came to my senses.

"Run!" I yelled. "The pursuers are coming!"

The crowd then came to their senses, quickly leaping onto horses or riding birds, carrying huge boxes or several children, and rushing forward through the passage.

Carrying suitcases, luggage, and children, they fled forward like madmen. The cries of babies and children rang out constantly, along with the coughs and shouts of the elderly. The pursuers also came to their senses and began to give chase.

In the midst of the chaos, I was the last one to run.

My long hair was disheveled, my face was covered in dust, and I kept running and rushing with my feet.

I ran while looking back, my long hair swaying and obscuring my vision, but I could still see what was in front of and behind me. As my talisman fell, the high wall of seawater continued to fall and close, with a rumbling sound. The originally narrow passage was quickly covered by the gathering seawater, and the screams of some pursuers rose and fell...

I ran extremely fast, panting heavily, stepping on countless fish and shellfish, and nearly fell several times.

New pursuers came rushing in, but just as they were about to get close, the sea closed in again, and they were blocked by the vast ocean.

The cavalry from the sky arrived at this moment and charged towards the fleeing men, women, and children. The strong young men riding flying birds engaged in a fierce battle with the cavalry from the sky.

The sea is vast, and the passage is long. Although we are getting closer and closer to the other side of the sea, countless people have died or been injured.

The sounds of battle grew more intense, and the smell of blood grew stronger.

I was getting more and more tired as I ran, and just as my legs were about to give way and I was about to collapse, the bird that the black wolf was riding suddenly rushed towards me. Just as it got close to me, it flew very low, and with a little effort, I flipped onto the bird's back.

I was practically lying on the bird's back, panting heavily as I frantically chanted incantations. With a series of loud crashes, the seawater surged up behind us even faster, and in a whoosh, we finally reached the other side of the sea.

Boom! Rumble! The sound of the seawater grew even louder, almost tearing the entire world apart, and I even experienced a brief period of deafness.

The entire seawater completely covered it, the passageway had disappeared, and the sea was vast and boundless.

The pursuers in the sky had no choice but to stop. Once the sea returned to normal, an invisible barrier would form, keeping the pursuers' colorful long-tailed birds out.

Those of us who have passed through the barrier are temporarily safe.

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Author's Note: Welcome to my novels "Cinderella Wants a Powerful Story Script," "All the Male Gods in the World Are in Love with Me," and "A Love of Ice and Fire"!