Chapter 066 Chapter 66

"Do you dare to bet?"

Luo Xunfei opened his eyes wide.

He seemed to have completely unexpected that Xia Meng would do this.

The two were very close at this time.

Every subtle expression on each other's face was visible.

Xia Meng saw the fleeting look of surprise on Luo Xunfei's face.

She knew that she had made the right move.

Communicating with mental patients on a daily basis is actually a battle of wits and courage.

She learned how to take the enemy by surprise.

Asking a question that the other party does not expect may bring unexpected results.

No, she was proven perfect again.

After a long time, a smile slowly appeared in Luo Xunfei's eyes again.

It's a smile of genuine joy.

He was delighted by her move.

He said gently, "Sure, what do you want to bet on?"

Xia Meng looked him in the eye and said, "If you win, I'll promise you one thing. If I win, you promise me one thing."

Luo Xunfei raised his eyebrows: "Is the bet so big?"

Xia Meng also raised her eyebrows.

She hadn't even told him what she wanted him to agree to, but he already thought the gamble was too great?

Xia Meng smiled and asked meaningfully, "What do you think I want you to do?"

Luo Xunfei looked into Xia Meng's eyes, chuckled, and said, "I don't know."

He said, “I always feel like it’s not going to be a good thing.”

Xia Meng started to attack again: "You seem to be certain that you will lose. What? Do you think I will definitely make a choice contrary to what you predicted?"

She looked straight into Luo Xunfei's eyes: "Since it's the opposite, then Cui Yang's prediction is false. Isn't it?"

Since it is false, then foreknowledge is a false proposition.

Luo Xunfei lowered his eyes.

He seemed to be pondering the logic of this.

Predict and change the future.

There are countless possibilities between the two.

Xia Meng's eyes never left his face.

She took in every subtle change in his face.

He was thinking.

He was considering the chances of winning this gamble.

He was trying to increase his chances of winning the bet.

A few seconds later, Luo Xunfei raised his eyes again.

He put down the account book and pen, his pipe and fan, and slowly approached her.

For a moment, the distance between the two was only a few inches.

He was so close that Xia Meng subconsciously thought he wanted to force her back, and before she could take half a step back, he stopped.

He looked her in the eyes and said calmly, "The foreseeable outcome is that you will kill the King of Spades."

Xia Meng opened her eyes slightly.

She didn't expect Luo Xunfei to directly tell her the predicted result.

Is he fighting back?

Previously, she used a gamble to seize the initiative in her own hands.

And now, with a sentence that was both true and false, he once again took back the initiative.

He once again took the position of observer.

He was watching what choice she would make.

And if she wants to win him, she must make a choice opposite to the prediction.

But before that, she had to guess whether what he said was true or false.

If what he said was true, she would have to kill the King of Hearts.

If his words were false, then she would have to kill the King of Spades.

Xia Meng took a deep breath slowly.

I want to dilute and calm the excitement and trembling feeling rising in my heart.

So this is the feeling when masters fight each other, and every move is fatal!

How interesting!

She is so obsessed with the feeling of walking on a tightrope over the abyss!

Luo Xunfei returned to his original position.

Xia Meng also took half a step back.

The wise man raised his hand, and the pipe in his hand turned into a cloud of smoke, which floated out quietly and drifted towards the territory of the King of the Red and Black Kingdom.

Wherever the smoke passed, it was like flowers brushing against willows, and the mushrooms made way for it.

The wise man said, "Go, follow this road to the end, and you will step into the territory of the Red and Black King. Remember, everyone has a specific identity there."

The wise man obviously didn't want to say anything more.

He put the pipe back into his mouth, lowered his eyes, and began to settle the accounts again with full concentration.

Xia Meng turned around.

Ou Xu and Su Fangxiao only heard half of it, and they were both confused and surprised.

What is Xia Meng doing?

Why are you making a bet with a wise man?

Xia Meng didn't explain anything, and simply raised her hand and said, "Let's go."

Ou Xu and Su Fangxiao looked at each other, then hurried to catch up.

The little rabbit looked at them and then at the wise man.

It subconsciously wanted to follow Xia Meng.

Just raised his short legs, the next second——

"Little rabbit, you stay."

The wise man said lightly without even raising his head.

The little rabbit shuddered and silently retracted its raised leg.

It lowered its ears and looked worriedly at Xia Meng and the others' backs.

After a while, it looked up and asked, "Wise man, since the Red and Black Kings are so bad, why don't you let the brave man kill them all?"

Only then did the wise man raise his eyes.

He glanced at the little rabbit, then looked at the three people who had already gone away, and sighed calmly: "Yeah, why?"

…

"Xia Meng, Xia Meng! What kind of charades were you two just playing?"

Ou Xu quickly caught up with Xia Meng and walked side by side with her.

He asked curiously, "Why are you betting like this?"

Xia Meng was silent for a moment.

How can this be explained?

It seems impossible to explain.

Su Fangxiao noticed her unusual silence, so he stepped forward, hooked his arm around Ou Xu's shoulder, and changed the subject: "Why do you care so much? Didn't the wise man say that? As long as we kill one of them, we can find the door."

Ou Xu's attention was indeed diverted.

All his attention was on the arm that Su Fangxiao was hanging on his shoulder.

Su Fangxiao always does this to others on a daily basis.

So Ou Xu had formed a conditioned reflex, and every time she got close, he would bounce away.

But I don’t know what happened today.

As soon as she came closer, the image of her holding his unconscious feet and rubbing them with snow popped up in his mind uncontrollably.

As expected, people should not owe favors to others casually.

Now that she had helped him, he couldn't even justify disliking her.

Otherwise, it would be easy to appear that he is ungrateful and a complete scoundrel.

His train of thought was interrupted, and after a long pause, he nodded and said, "...That's true. Anyway, it's enough to kill one person. Who cares who she kills?"

But Ou Xu and Su Fangxiao didn't know that the Red and Black Kings were Hermann and Li Zhou.

The three of them walked for a long time and finally walked out of the mushroom forest.

The moment they walked out, they felt that the world before their eyes suddenly became clear.

In front of them was a black and red square chessboard.

There are two flags on each side of the chessboard.

Two flags fluttered in the wind.

One side is painted with a red peach totem.

On the totem, the red heart is surrounded by two long swords and a white wolf.

The other side is painted with a spade totem.

The spades on the totem are surrounded by flames and golden lions.

White wolf and golden lion?

Xia Meng squatted down and stared at the two flags for a long time. Suddenly, she asked, "Do you know what Herman's spirit body is?"

Ou Xu subconsciously answered: "White Wolf King."

This is something that everyone in the world knows.

Hermann's white wolf was majestic and tall, beautiful and strong, with fur as shiny and white as snow and eyes as blue as the sea.

He looked just like Hermann, beautiful, powerful, and born to be the king of the whistle world.

Xia Meng nodded.

The white wolf and the golden lion are the spiritual bodies of Hermann and Li Zhou respectively.

It seems this is how to distinguish the red and black kings.

In other words, Hermann is the King of Hearts?

Li Zhou is the King of Spades.

——"The predicted result is that you will kill the King of Spades."

Luo Xunfei’s voice is still ringing in my ears.

Was he saying that she had foreseen that she would kill Li Zhou?

Is it true?

Or is it a trick to confuse her?

Xia Meng's face gradually became solemn.

After a moment, she walked towards the King of Hearts without saying a word.

They stepped onto the chessboard.

The moment you step on the first red square, the entire square lights up.

A crimson light shone from the checkered floor.

Ou Xu was startled: "This...is there some kind of mechanism here?"

Su Fangxiao couldn't help but be on high alert.

She looked around vigilantly.

This...can't be like the board game in Harry Potter, where they have to defeat one side before they can move on?

Su Fangxiao subconsciously asked, "Does anyone here know how to play chess? I don't know how to play chess!"

Ou Xu said with a bitter face: "I am OK at Chinese chess, but I am really bad at international chess."

Both of them turned their expectant gazes to Xia Meng at the same time.

Xia Meng said calmly: "It doesn't necessarily mean playing chess."

Who uses a red and black chessboard?

Moreover, a chessboard has eight squares vertically and horizontally, for a total of sixty-four squares.

But now? At least a twelve-by-twelve checkerboard.

There must be some agency.

But she felt that it was not chess.

At this moment, she suddenly lowered her head as if she realized something.

She felt as if there was something extra in her pocket.

A hard, thin, card-like object.

She reached into her pocket and pulled it out.

A card the size of a playing card.

Even the pattern is similar to a playing card, with red and black checkered patterns on one side.

She turned the card over.

On the other side, there is a black-haired woman painted in the middle.

The woman held a long sword with the tip pointing straight up.

And her face was split in two by the sword blade.

The left side of the face has eyes closed, with tears in the corners; the right side of the face has eyes open and smiling, with brilliance in the eyes.

There is a red heart pattern on each diagonal corner.

And a Q.

Queen of Hearts.

Queen of Hearts.

What does this mean?

Xia Meng recalled the last words Luo Xunfei had said to them just now -

Everyone has a specific identity there.

Was he telling her that her identity was the Queen of Hearts?

Why?

Hermann is the King of Hearts.

Why is she the Queen of Hearts?

Was this identity given by Luo Xunfei?

Or... part of foreknowledge?

Ou Xu and Su Fangxiao came over.

Ou Xu: "It's the Queen of Hearts."

Su Fangxiao: "Does that mean she is the Queen of Hearts?"

Ou Xu: "...Impossible?"

Su Fangxiao: "Do the white wolf and golden lion on the flag look like Herman and Li Zhou? Has she been assigned to the White Wolf's side now?"

Ou Xu: "... Shut up, Xia Meng's face is getting uglier and uglier."

The two looked at each other.

In other words, this chessboard puts Xia Meng in Hermann's camp?

Regardless of whether the King of Hearts is Hermann or not, this is still unlucky.

How can I complete a task and become a pair with him?

The most important thing is that Xia Meng and Li Zhou are now a real couple.

As a result, she became the Queen of Hearts, and Li Zhou became the opposing King of Spades.

Tsk tsk, what bad luck.

Xia Meng sighed helplessly.

She raised her chin towards them and said, "Stop whispering and check your cards."

Ou Xu: "We have it too?"

Su Fangxiao also searched his pockets.

Sure enough, she also had a playing card.

She took it out and took a look at it: "It's an Ace of Spades."

She frowned and looked up at the Queen of Hearts in Xia Meng's hand: "Does this mean that we are also on opposing sides?"

Ou Xu also looked at his own.

He immediately beamed: "It's hearts! The Jack of Hearts!"

Jack of Hearts.

Knight of Hearts.

Su Fangxiao looked at the red card in his hand with regret and slowly put away his playing cards.

Su Fangxiao: "So what's the situation now? Can I still go with you?"

Xia Meng didn't know either.

She pondered and said, "The situation is unclear right now. It's best if we don't split up."

Ou Xu asked: "Where are you going?"

Without even thinking, Xia Meng raised her hand and pointed at the red heart flag behind her: "Of course, we're going to kill that person."

Ou Xu: "Okay, then we'll go with you."

They had already reached a consensus that Xia Meng was the captain of their small team.

Everything follows Xia Meng's instructions.

Even if Li Zhou is here, Xia Meng has the final say.

So the three of them walked towards the red heart flag.

Xia Meng was the first to step off the chessboard.

Ou Xu and Su Fangxiao followed behind.

Ou Xu also walked down. Just as Su Fangxiao was about to step down, he was caught off guard and bumped into a transparent wall.

With a "bang".

The collision made her look confused.

Xia Meng and Ou Xu turned around when they heard the sound: "What's wrong?"

Su Fangxiao raised his hand to touch his nose, which seemed to be crooked from being knocked around. He then knocked on the transparent wall in front of him and said blankly, "I seem to be... stopped."

How could this be!

Ou Xu walked back to the chessboard in disbelief. The air wall blocking Su Fangxiao was indeed like air to him.

He took out his own heart card and looked at the spade card in Su Fangxiao's hand: "So, you can't get through without a heart card? Then why don't you try my card?"

As he said that, he handed the Jack of Hearts to Su Fangxiao.

Just as Su Fangxiao was about to reach out to take it, the Jack of Hearts seemed to come alive, slipped from her fingertips, and flew back into Ou Xu's hand.

The playing cards probably recognized their owner.

Can't be changed.

There is no way around this.

Su Fangxiao shrugged and accepted it: "Forget it, I'll go to the Spade camp."

She said to Xia Meng, "I'll wait for your good news."

She thought for a moment, then added, "If all else fails, I'll kill the Spade King. Didn't the wise man say that only one of them needs to die?"

Hearing this, Xia Meng smiled meaningfully: "No, just stay safe."

If Su Fangxiao found out that the Spade King was really Li Zhou, he probably wouldn't be able to do that.

If they really started fighting, no one would know who would die.

She understood Li Zhou.

This person keeps his distance from everyone.

As long as both sides treated each other with respect, there would be no problem; if the other party dared to attack him, Li Zhou would definitely not show mercy.

Besides, she had to open the door.

So, she has to do it herself.

So the three of them went their separate ways.

Xia Meng and Ou Xu go to the castle of the King of Hearts.

Ou Xu walked beside her, wanting to say something but hesitant for a long time.

Xia Meng glanced at him and said, "Just say whatever you want to say."

Ou Xu hesitated for a few seconds and said, "What exactly is the bet you made with that caterpillar?"

He still couldn't help but want to care.

He treated Xia Meng as a good friend. Seeing that her face was distracted from time to time on the way out just now, he endured it again and again, and finally asked.

Xia Meng was silent.

She shook her head and said, "I'm a mess right now, too."

She didn't lie to him.

Luo Xunfei, who fell from the sky, was like a stone thrown into a calm lake.

This made her very upset.

What do you mean by finally found her?

What is the relationship between Herman and Luo Xunfei?

…

With all sorts of doubts hanging in their minds, the two walked towards the Castle of Hearts.

After taking a few steps, two tall, snow-white horses suddenly came running in front of the road.

The two horses are adorned with gorgeous accessories, and their foreheads are decorated with heart-shaped forehead guards.

The two horses stopped in front of them and then lowered their heads at the same time, as if in greeting.

It was obvious that the two horses were here to pick them up.

Ou Xu hesitated and looked at Xia Meng.

But Xia Meng walked straight forward, turned over and sat on the horse's back.

She waved at him condescendingly: "Come up."

Ou Xu did not hesitate and jumped on the horse.

The two of them held the reins and galloped along the road towards the Castle of Hearts.

With horses, they moved much faster.

It didn't take long before they arrived at the gate of Red Heart Castle.

The city wall is majestic, with red and white checkered patterns on the wall.

Red heart flags are flying on the top of the wall, and there are also flag curtains hanging on the wall.

The white wolf king on each banner has a pair of sharp blue wolf eyes.

There are a total of six banners on the left and right sides of the city gate.

Twelve wolf eyes were now fixed on them.

It was like being watched by Hermann himself.

Ou Xu swallowed subconsciously.

So creepy...

Xia Meng, however, looked as usual.

She rode her horse to the city gate.

The city gates were wide open and the drawbridge was lowered.

So she rode straight across the bridge, glancing at the moat out of the corner of her eye.

You can see white round objects floating on the river.

Xia Meng walked straight across the bridge without looking around.

The guards on both sides of the gate saw her, held their silver spears, and half-knelt down: "Welcome, Queen."

The guards' clothing is consistent with the style of the city walls, and there is also a red heart totem on their silver armor.

Xia Meng got off the horse.

The guard stepped forward and took the reins of the white horse politely.

Xia Meng asked, "Where is the king?"

The guard lowered his head and replied, "The king is of course in the city."

He pointed to the tallest and most magnificent building in the distance.

As for where the king is exactly, how could a mere guard like him know?

Xia Meng didn't ask either.

She walked around the horse and just happened to see Ou Xu stumbling, climbing down from the horse with one hand covering his mouth and the other holding onto the saddle.

Xia Meng helped him up.

Ou Xu turned around, his face looking very pale.

Xia Meng asked in surprise: "What's wrong with you?"

Ou Xu vomited, turned his head, leaned against the wall and retched for a long time.

After a while, he turned around and said with a green face, "Didn't you see? Those floating in the moat just now were all human heads."

Xia Meng's face remained calm: "I saw it."

Didn't look closely.

It’s easy to imagine that those heads have been soaking there for who knows how long, and the smell has wafted over, so they must have been completely unrecognizable.

Now that you know what it is, why look at it?

Unfortunately, Ou Xu didn’t know.

If you don't know, of course you have to take a closer look.

As a result, he almost vomited his intestines after taking a look at it.

Ou Xu finally managed to suppress the nausea. He muttered softly, "Could this also be the work of the King of Hearts? This is so fucking disgusting!"

Xia Meng calmly said, "Even if it's not him, he can't escape responsibility."

Since he is the king here, how could others allow these unclean things to float in the moat without asking his opinion?

Unless, that is, the king's order.

I don’t know who it’s for.

For yourself?

Or give it to someone else?

Xia Meng patted Ou Xu on the back: "Are you okay?"

Ou Xu wiped his mouth with his sleeve and nodded.

So the two of them continued to go in.

Along the way, the guards passing by saluted Xia Meng one after another.

Bowing all the way as we walked.

At a certain moment, even Xia Meng herself was in a trance, as if she had really become the hostess here.

They walked through the gardens and into the main gate of the keep.

When we got here, we saw most of the servants wearing maid outfits and steward uniforms.

These people saluted Xia Meng in unison.

Xia Meng waved her hand skillfully: "Where is the king?"

The head maid said respectfully, "The king is dining in the dining room."

Xia Meng: "Lead the way."

Head Maid: "Yes."

So they were taken upstairs again.

After walking through the long corridor, we finally arrived at the door where the restaurant was.

Xia Meng pushed the door open and walked in.

Just as Ou Xu was about to catch up, he was stopped by the head maid.

She said businesslike, "Sir Knight, you cannot enter."

Xia Meng turned around.

Eyes met with Ou Xu.

Ou Xu had no choice but to remind him: "If you have any problems, just shout, I'll be outside."

Xia Meng nodded.

Xia Meng closed the door.

Turning back, she finally looked into the room.

The restaurant is huge.

But the dining table was not big, and it seemed like the place where His Majesty the King usually ate alone in private.

A long table about three meters long lies across the middle of the restaurant.

There were only two high-backed dining chairs on either side.

There was a person sitting on one of them.

That person had a beautiful face as pure as that of an elf king, platinum hair, and sea-blue eyes.

The sunlight from the window fell on him, making him look like a god.

He was reading with his eyes downcast, his cheek resting on one hand.

The noise Xia Meng made when she entered the room didn't seem to disturb him.

Now that things were quiet, he slowly raised his head and looked at her.

His eyes were fixed and straight.

It is like a thousand-year-old cold river, clear and cool.

Just like the look in her eyes when she first saw him at the round table meeting.

He smiled slowly: "You're here."

Xia Meng raised her eyebrows: "Did you know I would come?"

Hermann closed the book and put it aside.

He stood up.

Dressed in an exquisite suit, he looked perfectly suited to the castle.

It seems as if he was born to be a noble living in this magnificent castle.

Hermann walked towards her, one step at a time, directly across the social distance between two ordinary colleagues.

Until he was so close that Xia Meng had to look up at him.

Herman lowered his eyes and looked at her. His voice was soft, like a sigh of emotion: "Because, you should have been my queen."