Chapter 313: Crazy Criticism of the Family
There were hurried footsteps outside the door of the small palace.
Shu Li's ears moved slightly, and he could clearly tell that there was only one person entering the room.
Soon, the man appeared in the reception room and said breathlessly, "Your Highness, the two guests have been invited by the First Princess."
Shu Li and Nasha looked at each other, and Siti was completely confused.
The second princess frowned and asked unhappily, "Did you meet the first princess's attendant?"
The man bowed humbly. "Yes. When I arrived, the two guests had already left with the First Princess's attendants."
"You didn't stop him?" asked the second princess coldly.
"We tried to stop them, but we failed. They chose to go with the First Princess's attendants." The man's voice trembled slightly.
The second princess's ice-blue eyes were deep and unfathomable. She waved her hand and let the man go.
The man left quickly as if he had been pardoned.
The Second Princess looked at the three girls on the sofa and sighed softly, "As long as Nasha leaves the palace and the Snow Kingdom, the First Prince's plan will fail, and your two companions will be safe."
Shu Li bit her lip, a worried look on her face. "No, we came together and we have to leave together."
Siti nodded vigorously: "Yes! Not one can be left behind!"
Nasha said hesitantly, "I want to... take back the Sword of Boshug."
After such a hard trip to the palace, how can I go back empty-handed?
Aesop stared at Nasha in surprise: "You also want the Sword of Boshug?"
Nasha felt a chill coming towards her, she instinctively shrank, her body swayed slightly, and touched Shu Li's shoulder.
After calming herself down, she replied firmly, "Yes! The Sword of Bersuger was my aunt's dowry. It was sent back to the Snow Country only for temporary safekeeping. Before coming here, I asked my aunt for the Sword of Bersuger, and she agreed that the magic sword belonged to me."
The second princess and the second prince remained silent.
Nasha took a deep breath and continued, "No matter who inherits the throne of the Snow Kingdom, I will take the Sword of Boshug. Also—"
She stood up, raised her chin slightly, and said proudly, "Your words are only one side of the story. I can't believe them all. Whether my brother was threatened by the First Prince and subsequently fled the palace, I will verify it myself."
The Second Princess remained calm, not a bit anxious. "I love that child, Leon, and when I learned you were coming, I wanted to save your life. Since you don't want to trust me, I won't force you to leave. As for the Sword of Boshug... you must be prepared to not get it."
"Thank you for your advice, Princess." Nasha lifted her skirt and bowed slightly. "We will take our leave now."
The Second Princess leaned back on the sofa, relaxed, picked up the book again, and flipped through it slowly. "Let's go. Good luck to you."
Nasha didn't hesitate and quickly left the small palace with Shuli and Siti, looking like she was in a hurry to find her companions.
After the three girls left, Aesop asked in a cold tone, "Why didn't the Queen Mother tell them the truth?"
The Second Princess turned a page and said slowly, "Alice deliberately held a banquet to lure you over. Not only did you go, you even wanted to invite the guests to dance. Unfortunately, they were already wary of you."
Aesop's face turned pale, and he coughed several times before saying, "If she wants to lift the curse on my father, she must show her sincerity."
The second princess closed the book and squinted at her son. "Is this all you've got?"
Aesop said coldly, "I can give up the sword of Berthug, but Onaro must die! He hurt you, and his crime is unforgivable!"
The second princess softened her demeanor and said, "Onaro is the first prince, your elder brother."
Aesop snorted coldly: "A loser controlled by a monster is not worthy of being my brother."
The Second Princess pinched her brows and murmured, "If possible, I really don't want to get involved in these troubles. If I had known earlier, I shouldn't have accepted the Sword of Boshug."
Aesop frowned. "It's too late to say this now."
The second princess shook her head and continued reading.
Seeing that his mother no longer paid attention to him, Aesop left the living room, coughing with every step.
Shu Li and the other three hurried to the palace where the banquet was held.
"Sperian, who should we trust now?" Nasha asked worriedly.
"The Second Princess is also a student of St. Virgin Mary's College. She wouldn't lie to us, right?" Siti said.
Shu Li shook her head. "People's hearts are hard to predict. We can't let down our guard just because she's from the same school as us."
The Second Princess hasn't left the Snow Kingdom for more than 30 years. Who knows if she still has any kindness in her heart?
As the saying goes, "He who keeps company with vermilion becomes red, and he who keeps company with ink becomes black."
It is easy to become evil if you stay in the royal family's profit-driven and power-struggling environment for a long time.
Siti was shocked: "So she's being so close to us on purpose, trying to deceive us?"
Shu Li pondered and said, "You can only believe half of what she said."
Nasha asked, "Which ones are true and which ones are false?"
Shu Li said, "The story about the First Prince and the sacrifice is probably true, but I don't think it's that simple to send us away."
Why would they risk sending a "sacrifice" to escape if they were not related at all?
Can they afford the consequences of letting the "sacrifice" escape?
Siti finally reacted and clenched her fists, saying, "That's right! She said to ask the prince to send us away. God knows where?"
That's what Nasha thought, so she didn't agree. "Let's meet up with Ace and the others first."
If five people enter the palace together, they must leave together, no one can be missing.
Shu Li looked around and walked into an unused small hall, lifting her skirt. "Let's change clothes."
He was fed up with the puffy skirt he was wearing; it made it so inconvenient for him to move.
Nasha and Siti covered their mouths and laughed, then followed him into the room.
There was a lounge in the small hall, and the three of them took turns going in to change clothes.
After taking off his tutu skirt and putting on his magic robe, adding disguise magic and restoring his male identity, Shu Li felt relaxed all over.
He doesn't want to pretend to be a girl anymore!
Nasha and Siti also changed into a clean and neat magic robe. When they saw Shu Li with her hair tied in a ponytail, her Adam's apple exposed, and wearing men's clothes, which lowered her appearance, they looked regretful.
Sperian is so beautiful and cute in a puffy skirt!
It's a pity that there was no artist to draw it as a souvenir.
Shu Li looked at the expressions of the two princesses and the corners of his mouth twitched.
"Let's go to the First Princess quickly." He urged.
"good!"
The three of them did not stop and after walking for a while, they bumped into a servant. Nasha asked him to take them to the palace of the First Princess.
The attendant had seen them at the banquet and knew that Nasha was Prince Leon's sister, so he led the way respectfully.
In the empty room, the Elf King and Seleu sat on the sofa drinking tea, while the servant who brought them here, Milo Upton, bowed his head and said, "Please wait for a moment, my two distinguished guests. The princess will be here soon."
The Elf King put down his teacup and asked with a smile, "Excuse me, is there something important that the princess asked us to come here for?"
Milo said, "You'll know when the princess comes."
He left the room and politely closed the door.
Seleu stood up, walked around the room, came to the door, reached out and touched the handle, but the ornate door did not move.
"It's locked." He frowned.
Five minutes ago, they went to the food area to look for their companions and found that the three were missing. Before they could ask, Milo Upton, the king's attendant, appeared and said that the First Princess had invited them.
So the two of them followed him.
As a result, the princess was not seen and was locked up instead.
Things are getting weirder and weirder.
A small lock cannot trap the Sword Master and the Elf King.
Seleu released the handle, returned to the sofa, and asked cautiously, "What do you think their purpose is in locking us up?"
The Elf King said, "It's simply because he thinks we're in the way."
A hint of coldness flashed in Seryu's dark eyes. "Are they going to attack Nasha?"
Prince Leon could never have imagined that after he escaped and dodged the disaster, a few days later, his sister entered the palace and became his replacement.
The Elf King said calmly, "With Sperian here, Nasha will be safe."
Seryu said solemnly, "We can't just sit here and wait for death."
The Elf King laughed and said, "There's a powerful magic circle around this door. Magicians below the rank of Mage cannot break it."
Seryu was stunned.
Just now, when he found out that he was locked, he used his perception to investigate, but he did not find any magic circle.
Fortunately, the Elf King was there and saw through the other party's tactics at a glance.
Are you planning to lock them up forever?
"There's one thing I don't understand." Selyu asked doubtfully, "If they want to harm Nasha, why don't they just do it directly?"
It was unnecessary to go to such great lengths to hold a banquet and deliberately have Sperian wear women's clothes.
The Elf King gracefully held the teacup, lowering his eyes to gaze at the clear tea. He said, "Humans like to find a legitimate reason before they act. Direct action is a low-handed move and damages the royal family's reputation. Alice held the banquet to tell everyone that it wasn't her who framed Nasha, but rather the Second Prince's lust for her. By shifting the blame, she's cleared of all charges and the guest's accident had nothing to do with her."
Seleu was once a prince after all, so he quickly understood. Pursing his lips, he guessed, "Does she have something on the Second Prince?"
The Elf King said, "Rather than saying it's a handle, it's more like she has something to ask of the Second Prince. Nasha is her gift to the Second Prince."
Seleu remained silent.
The Second Prince seemed to enjoy it and wanted to invite Sperian and Nasha to dance as soon as he entered the banquet.
"Are we just going to sit here and wait?" Seleu looked at the leisurely blond elf.
"It won't take long." The Elf King took out an exquisite storage ring from somewhere and slowly put it on his slender white fingers.
Seleu stared at the ring for a few seconds, feeling it looked familiar.
This storage ring... is exactly the same as the one on Sperian's finger.
Could it be... a couple ring?
Seleu's heart skipped a beat, and he quickly drove certain thoughts out of his head to avoid affecting his mood.
He took out a book of advanced magic and tried to divert his attention.
In the corridor, Alice stopped the second prince aggressively.
"Aesop, what do you mean?" She put on a different smile than before and questioned the silver-haired young man with a sullen face, "I've shown my sincerity, why don't you want it?"
Aesop took out a white handkerchief and gently wiped his cheek, disdaining Alice's saliva.
"I would like to keep them, but they don't want to. I can't force them to do anything."
Alice snorted and said sarcastically, "Nasha is Leon's sister. We are related by blood, so aren't we all the same? Besides, you like beautiful women, and I specially sent you the most beautiful one. What are you dissatisfied with?"
Aesop put down his handkerchief and said sarcastically, "Beauty? Do you think I'm a fool?"
The guests entering the palace were clearly three men and two women, but at the banquet they became two men and three women.
Anyone who can count knows that one of the girls is dressed as a boy.
Although she was wearing women's clothes, she was indeed incredibly beautiful.
Alice gave a strange smile. "Don't you like men?"
Aesop looked at her coldly. "Who told you I like men?"
Alice frowned: "You are so close to Leon and try every possible means to sleep in the same bed with him. Don't you like him?"
Aesop coughed several times and said coldly, "Alice, no matter what you do, I will not lift the curse."
Alice clenched the fan in her hand and said angrily, "Aesop! My father is also your father!"
Aesop curled his lips, his expression indifferent. "Since he loves my mother, he should go with her."
Alice threw away the fan that had been squeezed and deformed, growling, "This is all the fault of the Sword of Boshug! My brother didn't mean to hurt your mother!"
If possible, Alice hopes that the Sword of Persuger will never return to the Snow Kingdom.
How could that be the magic sword bestowed by the gods upon the ancestors of the Snow Country?
It is clearly an ominous sword!
Not only will it bewitch people's minds, it will also attract monsters!
In order to prevent future generations from being bewitched by the magic sword, our ancestors specially built a sword box to seal it.
If the Lord of the Demonic Sword appears, the seal on the sword box will be automatically released.
Because the Sword of Boshug and the Sword of Itno had never recognized their master for thousands of years, their status in the Snow Kingdom plummeted, and they were eventually taken as dowries to the Dalia Empire and the Pedam Kingdom respectively.
Ten years ago, Leon came to the Snow Kingdom as the master of the magic sword and opened the door to human desires.
Seven years ago, the Sword of Bersuger returned to the Snow Kingdom, exacerbating conflicts within the royal family.
His brothers Onaro and Aesop both wanted to become the masters of the sword of Persugur, so his father asked the second princess to find a way to break the seal on the sword box.
The second princess was obsessed with magic all her life. After obtaining the Sword of Bersuger, she was very interested in the seal on the sword case and gladly accepted her father's proposal.
However, the seal on the sword box was the masterpiece of the God of Magic ten thousand years ago. The Second Princess was only a high-level magician and lacked the ability. She had been pondering for more than six years but to no avail.
Half a year ago, she got inspiration from nowhere and broke the seal on the sword box, releasing the source of evil at the same time.
When the sword box was opened, Onaro's brother and Aesop rushed forward to grab the magic sword. They were injured by the evil energy released by the magic sword and lost their minds at the same time.
Seeing Aesop losing control, the Second Princess did her best to suppress the evil energy in his body and restore him to normal.
Brother Onaro was not so lucky, his soul was completely devoured by the evil spirit.
The queen mother, who had been strong all her life, cried and begged the second princess to save her brother, and the second princess agreed.
However, Onaro's brother was too deeply invaded by the evil spirit, and he resisted fiercely during the treatment, injuring the second princess.
The second princess' soul was damaged and she only had one year left to live.
Aesop cared about his mother the most. When he learned about the situation, he did something crazy - he cursed his father.
"My mother stayed in the Snow Country for thirty years for my father. If my father loves her, he should go with her."
He coughed up the cruel words.
Alice called him a madman.
His mother is his father's wife, isn't her mother the queen?
Why should the king let his father die with his queen mother?
"We won't fight with you for the Sword of Persugur anymore. Please lift the curse on our father!" Alice pleaded.
Brother Onaro has already lost his mind, and she cannot afford to lose her father again.
If the king dies, the queen mother will have a hard time supporting herself.
Aesop's face was expressionless. "What use would I have for a magic sword that I can't pull out?"
Alice refused to give up. "I checked the ancient books in the palace library, and there's another way to pull out the magic sword!"
"What method?" Aesop became interested.
"Sacrifice!" Alice said excitedly, "As long as we offer a sacrifice to the Sword of Persegg, we can unsheathe the blade."
Aesop asked, "What should be used as a sacrifice?"
"Anyone of the Snow Country's royal bloodline can be sacrificed!" Alice said cruelly. "I don't want to die, and I'm worried about the impure bloodlines of other royal family members. After much thought, I think Leon is the most suitable. After all, he is the master of the Sword of Eterno."
Alice thought her suggestion was great.
Although Leon is Aunt Anrina's son and her cousin, he successfully pulled out the Sword of Eterno, which shows that his bloodline is very pure, and using him as a sacrifice is perfect.
However, she never expected that Leon got the news in advance and escaped into the snowy mountain maze, making it impossible for her to catch him.
"Why did you reveal the news to Leon?" Alice was furious and rushed into Aesop's palace to ask.
Aesop's face turned pale. After drinking the potion prepared by the Second Princess, he said, "He is not an ideal sacrifice."
Alice smiled. "You didn't let Leon go because you liked him, did you?"
Aesop looked at her coldly.
Alice said sarcastically, "It seems I guessed right. But, does Leon know what you're thinking? Being liked by your own cousin is really a bit disgusting!"
Aesop did not refute her words, but only said: "I would be very happy if you were to make a sacrifice."
Alice values her life, so of course she won't agree to his proposal.
The two men broke down in their talks and reached a deadlock again.
Just when Alice was at a loss, God sent her Leon's sister, Princess Nasha.
Alice was delighted and warmly welcomed Nasha's arrival.
Nasha is Leon's sister, and her blood must be very pure. Using her as a sacrifice would be the best option.
Immediately, she sent a sacrifice to Aesop under the pretext of a banquet, hoping that he would lift his father's curse in consideration of the sacrifice.
To Alice's anger, Aesop once again let the sacrifice go.
When she heard from the servants that Nasha and her companions had left the Second Princess's palace, she became more and more angry. She left the guests at the banquet and hurried over to question Aesop.
"What will it take for you to lift the curse on my father?" Alice stared at Aesop's pale face and asked, "Don't you want to become the master of the magic sword like Leon?"
The first owners of the Sword of Berthug and the Sword of Eterno were a married couple.
Therefore, these two magic swords are also called lovers' swords.
If Aesop becomes the master of the Sword of Persugur, he can be with Leon legitimately.
Alice was now a little furious and incompetent.
She felt that Aesop had a problem with his brain. Why would he refuse such an obvious good thing?
Aesop's feminine face was half-smiled, and he was in a good mood when he saw that Alice was about to be defeated by pain and anger.
"As long as my mother is not dead, my father will not die either," he said.
Alice took a deep breath, forced herself to calm down, raised her eyebrows, and said, "I knew you wouldn't let Nasha become a sacrifice."
Aesop frowned and asked, "What do you want to do?"
Alice gently smoothed the hair that hung on her chest and said with a smile, "I've asked someone to take her to see my brother."
The next second, she felt difficulty breathing.
Aesop grabbed her neck.
Alice smiled strangely. "The sister Leon cherished is dead. You'll never be with him again. Hehe, let's go crazy together. What fun! The whole family went crazy for a magic sword!"
Her breathing became increasingly difficult and her entire face turned red.
The servants and maids who were five meters away from them saw the prince strangling the princess, but they all lowered their heads and stood there, indifferent.
After a while, Aesop released Alice's neck.
Alice fell to the ground, gasping for air.
Aesop's eyes were filled with frost as he stared down at her. "You'd better pray that nothing happens to Nasha."
No longer paying attention to Alice, he quickly left and headed for the First Prince's palace.
Alice looked at his receding back and let out a low laugh.
Don't you want to lift the curse?
I heard that the curse can be automatically lifted if the magician who cast the curse dies.
Shu Li and the other three felt something was wrong the moment they stepped into a gloomy palace.
The attendant in front led them around in a big circle and through a heavy stone door. The cold air blowing in their faces made them alert.
This definitely can't be the First Princess's palace.
They just escaped from the wolf's den and fell into the tiger's den.
Nasha and Siti subconsciously approached Shuli and took out magic wands from their storage rings at the same time.
None of them spoke, and they silently followed the attendants step by step deeper into the palace.
"Bang--"
When entering a hall, the door behind me slammed shut.
The three of them instinctively turned around, exchanged glances with each other, and were about to continue walking when the servant who led the way disappeared without a trace.
Siti rubbed the goose bumps on her arms. "He ran away."
Nasha looked around cautiously and looked up. "The windows here are so high... Why does it look like a prison?"
Only the windows in the prison were high and small.
Shu Li held the magic wand in his hand, released his perception, and walked in cautiously. "Did you hear... a calling voice?"
"What? A calling voice?"
Siti and Nasha shook their heads.
"No!"
The palace was empty, with only the echo of their voices.
Shu Li rubbed his ears.
The goblin had sharp hearing and would not have heard it wrong. From the moment he entered the palace, he could faintly hear a vague voice calling him.
Very light, beautiful like singing a hymn.
"...Come... Come quickly... Beautiful little fairy... Please help me regain my freedom..."
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