The knights, wielding their lances, stood tall and resolute, casting a chilling atmosphere over the entire garden.

The action is one of killing, so there's no entertainment value whatsoever. Instead, it serves as a warning to all players: the countess is warning them not to harbor any ill intentions or try to take advantage of the kingdom's absence, as the knights' lances are perfectly capable of protecting Algard's dignity.

There's really no need for such euphemisms; it's simply killing two birds with one stone.

One reason is to showcase the strength of the Knights, and the other is to have them use their special moves. If their performance is far inferior to that of her Knights, then the outcome for them is uncertain.

"So now, which guest from the East shall begin?" The Countess held a fan, revealing a pair of beautiful, deep eyes that seemed to sweep over everyone present with anticipation.

Cheng Shuang and the others exchanged glances. They couldn't possibly reveal their skills to these untrustworthy people, since they didn't really want to serve the Countess. If they displayed too much strength, the Countess might just double her vigilance against them. If they displeased the Countess, well, the outcome was hard to predict.

It seems we need to speed up our plans, otherwise we might not be able to get away today.

The tall, thin Tian Jing kept his eyes peeled, constantly observing the actions of the others. After noticing the silent interaction between Cheng Shuang and the others, he quickly stood up and respectfully smiled at the Countess, saying, "Let's go first! Let that Miss Oriental Pearl have some time to prepare."

Of course, it wasn't really to give the competitors more time to prepare; he was afraid that if he was too late, the Countess would get tired of the performance, which would be detrimental to the performers who came later, thus taking away their advantage.

Tian Jing whispered a few words to Guo Yangyang, who shook her head in disapproval. Guo Meimei, who was standing nearby, suddenly chuckled and said, "Brother Tian, ​​don't make things difficult for your sister. She's a bit timid. Let me do it!"

Tian Jing immediately gave Guo Meimei an approving smile, and even Dong Dong showed great appreciation.

Guo Yangyang frowned slightly and tugged at Guo Meimei's sleeve, clearly not wanting her cousin to steal the spotlight.

But Guo Meimei didn't understand her good intentions at all. She happily pushed Guo Yangyang's hand away, straightened her chest, and was so infatuated with the two fake admiring gazes that she forgot herself.

Upon seeing this, Cheng Shuang pouted. No wonder they were willing to bring Guo Meimei along; it turned out they wanted someone to take the fall for them.

This woman is completely brainless, except for her sharp tongue and petty nature.

They borrowed long spears from the knights, wrapped both ends with thick cloth, and had Tian Jing and Dong Dong each hold one end, raising them to their shoulders. Guo Meimei nimbly jumped onto them, lightly touching the ground with her toes, and used the thin spears to perform several flips on them.

Regardless of Guo Meimei's character, this move was truly extraordinary, as graceful as a cat's.

Cheng Shuang glanced at it twice, then looked back at the spire, wondering where Bora was now and whether she was attracted by their 'performance'.

As she was thinking, she touched a pearl on her wrist. It was a gift from Lisa, and whenever Paula appeared with the jewels, the pearl would emit a certain amount of warmth to remind her.

The little girl rolled her eyes, excused herself to go to the restroom, and returned to the castle with Lianrong by her side, followed by two knights from the knightly order.

Until they entered the golden gate, knights were waiting outside.

Cheng Shuang quickly took off her heavy cake dress, changed into a one-piece swimsuit, and wrapped her hair in a swim cap to prevent it from getting wet and difficult to dry. Lian Rong stayed in the room to provide cover.

She entered the pool and found the water temperature to be just right. Like the flower hall outside, it had been cleaned up. She plunged in and swam toward the room on the left.

The plan can't wait to be perfected; delaying it only makes things worse.

Lisa once said that mermaids have a strong possessiveness over their own territory and can detect even the slightest abnormal ripples on the water's surface.

So if they capture Bora, they can head directly to the sea where they met, and Lisa and Diesel will be able to arrive in time.

Cheng Shuang took advantage of this characteristic to lure out the white lotus fish.

To allow Pola free access to the castle, in addition to the pool room hidden in the shadows, a bottomless pool recess was built under the original staircase in the center of the castle by hollowing out the space.

The design is ingenious; all the water converges here and then branches out to each floor.

Cheng Shuang stopped swimming here. Her swimming skills weren't very good; she had learned them in Sister Liu Juan's room, which had a lake. If she were to actually dive into the deep end, she would be courting death.

The little girl sat on the edge, stretched out her little feet and frantically stirred the water. When she felt she had enough, she quickly swam back.

Almost as soon as it turned and kicked, a golden figure leaped out from below the deep trough and swam upwards at an extremely fast speed.

Cheng Shuang focused on speeding up; the water was the domain of mermaids, and she wouldn't be foolish enough to fight them head-on.

But to prevent the timid Pola from becoming wary and turning to run away, she pretended to frantically thrash and splash around in the water, stirring it up so that she could secretly release Roan. Roan then used the Turtle Prime Minister's card to sneak up behind the delighted Pola.

Luo An lightened the weight, grabbed its long hair, and started the Turtle Prime Minister.

Swimming underwater can block out the five senses to some extent. Cheng Shuang didn't know if the mermaid would be keenly aware that her movements had become much slower. She was not far away, so she was naturally affected by the Turtle Prime Minister, and her movements were so slow that she was about to sink to the bottom.

At this moment, the monster emerged from the spatial dimension, floating on the water like a plankton, dragging Cheng Shuang along, swimming quickly for a while, and then stopping for a moment.

Whenever she stopped, the little girl would struggle to move her arms and legs, pretending to be working hard, which always gave Paula the illusion that she was about to catch up with her.

Bora was never a mermaid with sound morals. The attack last night had driven it crazy with the desire for revenge, but it was also afraid of Cheng Shuang's methods. Now that the little girl had entered its territory, it immediately became arrogant and reckless.

It's a pipe dream for a human baby to try and outswim a mermaid.

Thinking of the opportunity to take revenge, Bora excitedly chased after her single-mindedly, and secretly resolved to kill her in the water.

But every time she was about to catch up, her hopes would be dashed, leaving Paula feeling both surprised and indignant, her emotions fluctuating wildly.

The little girl mistook the white lotus fish for a donkey with a carrot dangling from its head. The fish was so engrossed in its antics that it barely noticed anything else. Its mind was completely focused on the figure in front of it, and it even ignored the fact that its swimming speed did not match the changes in the water flow. It gritted its teeth, determined to catch this wretched human brat in the water.

They chased each other until they saw Lianrong's shadow above the water's surface, at which point Cheng Shuang smiled with relief.

She paused again, poking her head out to breathe heavily, showing signs of exhaustion. Paula was overjoyed at this and increased the force of her tail's swing.

To Lianrong, all of this appeared as a slow-moving little girl, peeking out her head in slow motion, breathing heavily, while the mermaid following behind, like a wind-up toy, swayed her tail slowly before finally floating over.

The smile on Bai Lianyu's face had just slowly begun to spread when she saw someone on the shore. She slowly widened her blue eyes and slowly opened her swollen red mouth, attempting to scream.