Chapter 226
Light streamed into the classic and luxurious bedroom, but it couldn't reach the girl's figure huddled under the window.
Ling Wu looked up, her clean and beautiful face framed by a pair of wet, indifferent eyes.
She reached out and touched the sunlight streaming in through the window.
I don't know if it's because of the morning sunlight or because I'm in a game.
This light has no temperature.
Just like everyone who appeared in Celestia's life, seemingly to save her.
The way the girl reached out to touch the sunlight was like someone in a deep abyss surrounded by enemies, actively reaching out to the sky to tear open a ray of light for herself.
Her slender wrists appeared almost transparent in the sunlight, a beauty that pierced the soul.
Her eyelashes trembled slightly, and a tear slid down her cheek.
Landric memorized the scene through a screen that only he could see.
My heart trembled as I followed the trail of tears that fell.
"I'm sorry." The blond, blue-eyed crown prince lowered his head, while the soulless NPCs around him remained expressionless.
No one knew what the noble and aloof Crown Prince was thinking at that moment.
He raised his hand as if trying to wipe away the tears under the girl's eyes through the light screen, but his fingertips ultimately passed through the light screen separating him and her.
It is this light screen that distinguishes them from the NPCs in the game.
—Like Celestia, the ray of dawn she could never reach.
For some reason, Landric thought of this, and his heart ached again.
For a fleeting moment, he even considered using his authority to prevent any player from pursuing her.
Because winning her over means her disappearance.
Landric's fingers trembled slightly. He closed his eyes and pressed the disengagement button one last time.
He needs to get out of here quickly; his emotions are completely out of whack.
If all else fails, closing this instance is also an option, since that way she won't be able to be romanced and can exist forever.
But if that's the case, it means she's imprisoned here forever.
He thought this in the last second before he left.
He missed the girl's indifferent expression when she lowered her eyes on the screen.
Lingwu withdrew her hand and opened the pill testing kit.
Sure enough, the pills taken during the day were poisonous.
But the medicine given at night is an antidote.
Putting aside the two souls within Landric's body, what does this game character want to do?
Was he trying to prevent her from leaving the castle and escaping his control?
Lingwu lifted her skirt and walked to the desk, picking up the note Alcipe had left in the medicine book.
Good morning, my lovely little princess.
Tonight I will arrive as promised, bringing the adorable little animals that your beautiful little princess has been curious about for so long.
—You lowly liar!
The note disappeared. After reading it, Ling Wu manually added two points of favorability to Alcipe.
When Luan Jing pushed open the door on the hour, she saw a girl lying on the bed with her face buried in the blanket.
After thinking for a moment, she subtly changed her dark-colored ruqun (a type of traditional Chinese dress) into the same agate-red long dress as Lingwu.
"Your subject greets Your Highness." She bowed respectfully, but received no response from the girl.
Luan Jing frowned, then stepped forward to stand beside the young woman.
As a lady-in-waiting, she would have stopped the princess from lying on the bed in such an unbecoming manner.
But she didn't do that. Ever since the "close friendship" incident, she has inexplicably viewed the little princess through a different lens.
She's still young, what's wrong with her being a little childish?
Luan Jing secretly turned on the camera function, wanting to save some photos of her, but instead heard the girl's hoarse murmurs.
She frowned and stepped forward, listening intently.
All she could hear were repeated cries of "Mother," but what pained her even more were the girl's soft, kitten-like sobs.
A rare spark of emotion stirred within Luan Jing, and she gently inquired, "What's wrong, Your Highness?"
Receiving no response, she grew even more worried. "Your Highness, please tell me, and I may be able to help you resolve your doubts."
Still receiving no response, Luan Jing could only analyze the situation in her mind:
Are you a player?
Probably not, since as the one who conquers her, he would never bully her.
That's an NPC!
An NPC who can bully the princess...
That leaves only the Crown Prince!
"Is this His Highness the Crown Prince?" Luan Jing asked.
The girl didn't speak, but she raised her head because of the name.
This perfect face, which can never be seen in real life, is now stained with wet tear stains.
Luan Jing felt a pang of heartache seeing this, and her voice inevitably carried a hint of anger, "Did he bully you?"
How could that crown prince bear to make such a beautiful little princess cry?
How could you possibly be so heartless as to do this?!
Ling Wu shook her head, "It's not my fault, brother..."
After Ling Wu finished speaking, Luan Jing's anger flared up even more, but she didn't show it to Ling Wu.
She had plenty of prank props in her backpack. Once her role as a female official ended today, she would blow the Crown Prince's hair into an afro, or she wouldn't be Luan Jing!
"Fine, I won't blame him." That's what Luan Jing said, but she secretly held a grudge against him.
"I heard that Your Highness is allowed to leave this floor and walk around the castle today. So, I will accompany Your Highness to tour the castle today, shall I?" Luan Jing said as he naturally wiped away Ling Wu's tears.
Lingwu did not refuse, but she was clearly in a bad mood while sightseeing.
But she was worried that Luan Jing would be concerned about her, so she kept a faint smile on her face, though her expression was always absent-minded.
Ke Luanjing had already seen how sweet her smile was yesterday, and now she knew perfectly well what was going on, and she kept cursing Landric in her heart.
Countless times, he cupped her face in his hands, his gaze filled with tenderness as he watched the little princess search for her mother's belongings in the room.
When Luan Jing saw that although the girl could not hide her sadness, she still had to consider her feelings, her heart almost melted.
How could there be such a little angel!
"What color sack could possibly fit my lovely little princess?" she murmured to herself.
A cool male voice drifted from behind, "No color is something you can take away."
Luan Jing immediately stood up and turned her head. When she saw the person's face, the smile that she couldn't suppress on her lips vanished completely.
Lan Si's gaze fell on Ling Wu.
Luan Jing blocked his view of Ling Wu, "Does Your Excellency, the esteemed Master of Ceremonies, ever have such a lack of manners?"
Her long, snow-white eyelashes fluttered gently, and her long blue hair swayed gracefully and charmingly as she moved.
There were some things that Luanjing couldn't say in front of Lingwu, so she had to send a private message.
[Luan Jing: Lan Si, you're such a show-off, you even use props to walk.]
Lan Si glanced at Luan Jing and Ling Wu's matching colored ruqun (a type of traditional Chinese dress), and replied, "Likewise."
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