Chapter 52: It is impossible not to escape
Chapter 52: It is impossible not to escape
There was no maid serving in Princess Aurora's room, and he was afraid that a maid might be bribed by the princess to help him escape.
The king had no idea when his sweet and cute Princess Aurora had become so skilled in adult tactics, such as bribing the guard with a large sum of money to ask him to deliver a strange letter to a man named Chu, or a man named Wang, in the town.
This town is the one where the competition to select a prince consort is currently taking place. Could it be that the princess already has a candidate in mind?
The king mistook the two names for a man named King of Chu, and hurriedly ordered his left and right prime ministers to post notices to hunt for this man.
In the 5,000-year history, there was a famous King of Chu. An ancient person wrote: The King of Chu liked thin waists, and many people in the palace died of hunger. This King of Chu was the one mentioned.
What is this "King of Chu" mentioned by Princess Ailuo? We still don't know.
The "King of Chu" certainly didn't know that he had a new title.
When Philip came out, he saw someone posted a wanted notice for King Chu on the stage, and he was stunned.
What? Ancient China was connected with the Western world?
The arena is so large that when there are no martial arts competitions, it is usually used to place wooden boards and post notices. For example, the list of 1,984 martial arts contestants has just been released, and the names and numbers have been written down by the civil officials who are good at writing and posted on the notice for public display.
Did they come up with this overnight? No, I only learned the result of the competition this morning, and the NPC has already made the props right away. Can't help but sigh at the power of the game data, or is it that the NPC lacks common sense?
That doesn't matter.
Of course Philip saw his name and number "9438" on the notice.
He muttered, "This number is worthless."
Someone behind him heard him talking, came forward to take a look at his number, and exclaimed "tsk tsk tsk".
Philip was very unhappy, and he looked towards the little shotavoiced man.
"Aren't you the little dwarf who was under 15 and tried to sneak in to compete? Why are you here again?"
The boy was obviously not to be outdone: "Who are you calling a dwarf? Prince Philip, you are almost 18 years old, right? You don't look particularly tall, only half a head taller than me. If I am 18 years old, I will be two heads taller than you."
Philip originally didn't care much about his height, because it was a borrowed body that he had to return after the game. But now that a little kid was calling him short, he couldn't stand it.
"Who are you calling short? Maybe my height peaked after I turned 18. You're just being so arrogant. You deserve a beating! Go home to your mom. This is a place for adults to play. Be careful that you won't be squeezed out by the crowd."
At this time, those who are crowded here to look at the list are all contestants. They want to make sure whether their names are written. What if they are mistakenly judged as "dead" by confused referees and patrol soldiers?
The little boy rolled his eyes at him and said, "I am a contestant. My name is Sykes. You can see my name on the notice. I also noticed that your good friend Hansen's name is also on the notice. There are two Hansens on the notice. You'd better check the numbers to see if one of them is your friend."
Philip was stunned. He began to search for Hansen's name in the pile of names in a daze. Their numbers were close, but the order was messed up. It would take some time to find it. If Hansen's number in the notice was the one that was only one digit different from his...
Philip didn't immediately think of reporting this brat who was a minor participating in the competition. The first thing he thought of was to look for his friends.
As a result, fifteen minutes later, he not only found Hansen's name, but also his brother Joseph's name. It was indeed his brother Joseph...
Philip was turned into a stone statue on the spot.
I've heard a saying a long time ago: Money makes the world go round.
Even though Hansen lost the match, the referee still secretly added his name to the next match and did not eliminate him, only because his family was powerful and had endless money, making him one of the excellent candidates for the future prince consort. He could understand this.
Not only did his brother Joseph's mission fail, but he also died, killed by his own hands.
But instead of being eliminated, he came back to life and competed again? Isn't that amazing? Does he have two lives?
Philip immediately thought of the Black Cape that Yan Qing had told him about, the item that could cancel out a life. He regretted it so much that his intestines turned green. Why did he rely on his superiority of knowing the whole plot and fly up and kick the old witch?
It feels like his Lu Zhenqiu is the only one in the whole game who doesn't have a resurrection item...
Chu Chengan's mentality was completely broken, but what could he do? The game had to continue.
Following the instructions on the notice, he paid for a carriage ride to the neighboring town, Abilene Bay, to participate in the Intellectual Property Office election a month later.
Legend has it that it is a place where it is summer all year round, with beaches, blue sea, coconut juice, and short skirts. Tourists who go there will unknowingly use up the last penny in their wallets and never want to go home.
Soon after, the rest of the players also left the town. Philip originally wanted to go with Hansen, but he couldn't find him after looking around, and he didn't know where Hansen was staying, so he had to leave first.
Actually, Hansen was afraid of attracting attention, so he did not come to read the notice. He asked someone about the venue of the next competition for the prince consort, and had already set out with the main force to prepare for the competition in advance.
All the contestants had left, including, of course, the little village girl who had won a fortune in the underground casino at the beginning of the martial arts competition and her younger brother, who was the little boy whom Philip had scolded for being too young to participate in the competition.
After his sister had lost a large sum of money, she planned to hire a carriage and take him to Abilene Harbor in two days.
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Princess Aurora has no idea about the progress of the competition outside. She thinks that with Chu Chengan's athletic ability, he should not lose, but if he really loses... what should he do?
He didn't know if it was his illusion, but there was clearly no one in his bedroom before, when he suddenly heard a little girl's voice whispering behind him: "The Little Mermaid..."
He was almost scared to death.
He turned abruptly and stood up from the dressing table.
Behind him was a girl of similar age who was dressed in simple country style and was also very beautiful.
But at this moment Princess Aurora has overlapped her shadow with the shadow of the sea witch from the previous level.
How could she tell that he was the mermaid from the previous level?
"You! Who are you?!"
The village girl said, "I'm not sure yet. I just asked casually. I didn't expect you to react so strongly. It seems that you are the mermaid who is one of the main characters in the previous level, The Mermaid Princess."
Princess Aurora immediately asked, "You are the sea witch from the previous level, right?"
She had already begun to pick up the comb behind her back to use as a weapon.
The village girl opened her hands to show Princess Aurora that she had no weapons.
"Don't be so hostile. I am the sea witch from the previous level, and I will not hide anything. But that was all about the previous level. In this level, I am your partner. My mission is to rescue you who are imprisoned in the castle. Since we are partners, do you want to try to cooperate?"
Princess Aurora fell into deep thought. She didn't quite remember the details of the fairy tale of Sleeping Beauty. She didn't know much about it in the first place...
But even if he knew, it would be useless. Even if there was such a detail in the book, he would not completely trust a player other than Chu Chengan. He would be cautious about everyone.
Of course, he didn't show any emotion on his face, and still said to the little village girl with his Princess Aurora's desperation and ambition: "Okay, as long as you can help me escape, how do you want to cooperate?"
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Two days before the second intellectual competition was about to begin, Prince Philip finally arrived at the coastal sea view hotel that the senior referees of Fanfan Country had booked in advance for all the contestants.
This row of buildings is considered to be the most luxurious in the local area. It can be seen that Fanfan Kingdom has invested heavily in this election.
The reason why Philip arrived so late was that he met a bad groom.
The coachman thought Prince Philip was well-dressed, but the tone of his voice showed that he was simple-minded and naive.
So I took a detour and asked him to pay twice the fare.
In order to make the route seem longer, they had to travel a lot further. The unscrupulous coachman even took Philip to the western waters of the Bay of Abilene. In fact, the destination was above the east, which took him two more days to travel.
As soon as they arrived, the coachman flew away, leaving Philip alone wandering on the unfamiliar beach.
There are so many beauties in swimsuits here. The organizers are really authentic. Is this also a benefit for the contestants?
Since it was still a long time before the official start of the competition, Philip decided to play for a few days first.
He lay on a beach chair, drinking coconut juice and sunbathing, having a very pleasant time.
While lying down, I thought that I would definitely go look for Hansen when I get back to the hotel after dark. I wonder where the honest Hansen is enjoying himself now?
Never mind. He was almost falling apart from sleeping in the jolting carriage. He must rest more and replenish his energy.
Philip lay down and fell asleep. The sea here was crowded with people. He paid double the price to grab a lounge chair. He was very generous. Of course, crowded places also mean more troubles.
When Philip woke up again at night, he found that the package beside him was missing. The package contained all his savings and a precious sword he brought with him. The thieves in Aibilen Bay were so arrogant!
Philip sat up and went to the nearest hotel here. The information distributed to the players by the referee of Fanfan Country and the person in charge of the competition was written in great detail.
Accommodation location: Coastal Hotel.
Coincidentally, there is also a large coastal hotel near the western sea area, but the business inside is quite different.