The Princess's Smile (11)
Jian Tanxi and the others stayed in the room for more than ten minutes, but Miss Jenny did not come to call them.
So Jian Tanxi went out and asked directly, "Miss Jenny, is something big about to happen in the kingdom? If so, we players won't take up any more of your time. Please see us off first."
Jian Tanxi hoped to leave this instance immediately because she didn't know how to make the princess smile.
She had tried every possible solution, and felt she had truly reached a dead end.
She had overheard what the Queen and the King were saying.
Although she didn't know what had happened, she knew that the king and his men were about to face a very difficult situation.
So, naturally, the king and princess wouldn't bother letting the players grind dungeons anymore.
Leaving now is the best option.
To everyone's surprise, Miss Jenny said, "Once the game begins, it cannot be stopped halfway. It seems the King has encountered a problem. Once the problem is solved, you can continue the game. For now, stay in your rooms and do not wander around."
Jian Tanxi had an idea and asked the king, "Your Majesty, what problem have you encountered? Is there anything we can do to help?"
The king said, "You can't help me..."
The Queen said, "These players all have special abilities and are very intelligent. They might be able to help us. Let's explain the situation first; it won't take much effort anyway."
The king nodded and said, “Alright. Here’s what happened: When the queen was giving birth to the prince, she had a difficult labor. The doctors said that she might not be able to give birth. At that time, a witch was passing through our kingdom, so I invited her in and asked her if she had any way to save the queen.”
As long as the queen can give birth safely, I will give the witch whatever gift she wants.
The witch said she could help the queen bear a child, but she wouldn't accept any gifts. She said that if it snowed in August, she would return and take the little prince away.
I figured it was impossible for it to snow in August, so I agreed to the condition.
So the witch used her magic to ensure the queen safely gave birth to the prince. I prepared many gifts for the witch, but she refused to accept any of them and left immediately. Before leaving, she said, "Don't forget our promise."
Eight years have passed, and I had almost forgotten about it. Who knew it would snow so heavily now, and it's August... I think the witch is coming soon, and she'll take the Little Prince away...
If the little prince were to leave us, the queen and I wouldn't know how we would live..."
When the king said this, the eldest princess (eldest prince) and the second princess's expressions changed, and they both looked somewhat indignant.
However, the king did not notice the change in the princesses' expressions. He simply held the little prince tightly.
Jian Tanxi remembered that she had a disguise rouge and that Professor Pan had a shrinking potion.
With these two things, perhaps I could pretend to be the Little Prince.
So Jian Tanxi said to the king, "Your Majesty, we have some props that can transform me into the little prince. Then, I can go with the witch, and the little prince will be safe. However, since I've helped you, could you grant me a request when I return?"
The king exclaimed with delight, "You're willing to go in the little prince's place? That's wonderful! If you really come back safely, I can grant you one request. Of course, I can't just let you pass the test directly. The conditions for passing are set by the power of the rules, and I can't change them."
"Don't worry, Your Majesty, I will not make such a request."
The Queen said, "Even if you can disguise yourself as a little prince, you are still an adult in body."
Jian Tanxi said, "Professor Pan has a shrinking potion. After I take it, I can grow to the same size as the Little Prince."
That's great.
"Before I return, I ask the King and Queen to take good care of my companions and ensure they are not in danger."
The king nodded: "Don't worry, it's a small matter."
Jian Tanxi said, "Also, my prop only has a 20-minute validity period, so I will use it after the witch arrives. Now, Queen, please hide the little prince first, and then the king and I will go to another empty room to wait for the witch to arrive. The eldest prince and the second princess can wait outside to greet the witch. Is that alright?"
The Queen nodded: "You're right, I must hide the little prince quickly."
With that, she hurriedly took the little prince and left.
The eldest princess also said, "My sister and I will stay here and wait for the witch to arrive."
Jian Tanxi said, "Now I'm going to find Professor Pan to get the shrinking potion, and I'll also say goodbye to my companions."
The king nodded.
Jian Tanxi returned to her room and recounted what had happened.
Meng Yuening asked in surprise, "You're going to the witch in the little prince's place? Isn't that creating unnecessary trouble? Are you abandoning the mission?"
Jian Tanxi said, "This is my strategy. I've helped them out now, and when I get back, I'll make demands of them. I can make demands that will help us pass the level. Otherwise, if we keep doing missions and failing, we'll die very quickly."
“That makes sense… but are you sure you can get back from the witch?”
"I'm not confident... How about you all give me some items? With more items, I'll have more ways to escape. While I'm gone, you can't do anything. Even if we clear the level, you might not get any good rewards because your contribution points are too low."
But if you're willing to contribute some items to me now, the rewards you'll receive after clearing the game should be even greater.
Jian Tanxi's words make sense. Moreover, if Jian Tanxi dies at the witch's place, the others won't be able to leave the instance.
Therefore, since we are all in a relationship of mutual support, there is no need to overthink it; we can just give the props to Jian Tanxi.
Professor Pan gave Jian Tanxi two bottles of shrinking potion, two height-increasing pills, and a lucky four-leaf clover. He also gave her the remaining two healing pills and one resurrection pill.
He originally wanted to give Jian Tanxi the lighting prop—the Crescent Moon Eye—but Jian Tanxi said that she already had the more perfect Full Moon Eye and didn't need the Crescent Moon Eye.
Meng Yuening gave Jian Tanxi a Walkman and said, "This Walkman can play any song, as long as you've heard it before. When you want to use it, just silently say the name of the song in your mind. You can use it a total of 4 times."
Jian Tanxi nodded: "Mm."
Huo Zimu gave Jian Tanxi a red bottle and said, "This contains a hair smoothing spray. Spraying it on your hair will make it smooth and shiny, and spraying it on your skin will make it delicate and fair. It can be used five times in total. Use it sparingly, don't use it all up."
Jian Tanxi was speechless for a moment, but she remained calm and said, "Okay, don't worry, I won't waste it."
Lin Nanhuai gave Jian Tanxi four steel needles and one dementia pill, saying, "The steel needles are disposable weapons; they can cause some damage when they hit a person. I only have 20, so I'll give you four. Also, the dementia pill can make someone stupid for 20 minutes."
Jian Tanxi nodded: "Okay, thank you."
Qu Chen couldn't speak and was very young. In order to get Qu Chen to make a contribution, Jian Tanxi took two voice-changing pills from his pocket, thinking that they might be useful.
Xu Yunhong gave Jian Tanxi a skin-colored pouch and said, "This is my prop, called 'Kangaroo's Pouch.' You put some personal items in it, then stick the pouch to your body, and it will blend in with your skin. From the outside, you won't be able to tell that you're carrying anything."
Jian Tanxi smiled and said, "This prop is very good. It can be used to store other people's props."
Jian Tanxi put most of the props into the "kangaroo's pouch" and then stuck the pouch to her skin.
Within seconds, the pouch blended into her skin and became completely invisible. Only Jian Tanxi herself knew where the kangaroo's pouch was.
Xu Yunhong said, "If you want to use something in the pocket, just press the kangaroo pocket and it will open a small gap, through which you can take it."
Jian Tanxi: "Okay."
At that moment, a strong wind blew outside, thick clouds covered the sky, and a faint stench wafted through the air.
The king urged from outside the door, "The witch is almost here, Jian Tanxi, are you ready?"
Jian Tanxi replied, "Ready."
The king led Jian Tanxi to an empty house and listened carefully to the sounds outside.
After a while, the witch rode into the palace on a broom.
She looked around and saw only the eldest and second princesses, then asked, "Where is the little prince of this country? The king promised to give me the little prince when it snows in August."
The eldest princess said, "They are currently in the third house on the right."
"Okay, I hope you're not lying to me."
As she spoke, the witch went to the third house on the right and knocked on the door.
Jian Tanxi quickly used the disguise rouge to transform herself into the Little Prince. Then she drank the shrinking potion, making her body look exactly like the Little Prince.
The witch was banging on the door, and the king opened it and said, "Witch, you've come."
The witch said irritably, "Don't you want to give me the Little Prince?"
"No, I brought him here specifically to wait for you."
"That's more like it. I'm a person who keeps my promises, so I also hate those who don't."
Then, the witch glanced at Jian Tanxi and nodded, saying, "Not bad, the little prince has grown so much. Little prince, come with me."
Jian Tanxi asked, "Are you really going to take me away?"
"That's right."
"Then you must promise me that after you take me away, you can't go back on your word, and you can't take anyone else."
"Of course, that's what I want. You wouldn't have been born if it weren't for me. So, you must become my servant. Come on."
Jian Tanxi winked at the king, then followed the witch away.
The witch rode on a broom, and she made Jian Tanxi sit on the broom as well, holding her tightly.
The witch warned, "Little prince, you must hold on tight, for we will fly very high."
Jian Tanxi said, "Okay."
No sooner had he finished speaking than the broom flew into the clouds, much faster than an airplane taking off.
Jian Tanxi felt the wind blowing against her face from high above, making it impossible for her to open her eyes and even making it difficult to breathe.
After a while, she gradually got used to it.
Soon, the twenty-minute time limit expired, and Jian Tanxi returned to her original appearance.
The witch, oblivious to everything, asked, "Little Prince, why do your hands seem to have gotten bigger?"
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