Garden Square.

The princess's appearance and figure were so outstanding, like a bonfire lit in the dark night, it was hard not to recognize her.

There was a sudden cry of surprise from the crowd around the square.

"I saw it, it's Princess Chenxi!"

"The runaway princess and the bird-shit-digging baron?"

"Oh~ This is going to be fun!"

"Go and have a look."

People were originally just watching the excitement around the square, but after discovering Princess Chenxi, they ignored the possible danger and moved forward as far as possible.

The night in the harbor area was already very lively. When passers-by heard the words "Princess of Dawn", they were attracted and stopped or even rushed over to watch.

For a moment, no one knew where these people came from, and the number of spectators around the square suddenly increased to the point where they were almost countless.

And they are still gathering more and more! In the darkness in the corner of the square, the commander of the Black Iron Guard, Mage Ander, uttered a low curse.

"Where's Todd? Did Todd have a brain cramp?!"

He issued an order early in the morning to take the princess away by force during the chaos.

But there were clearly plenty of good opportunities just now, but his orders were never carried out, so that the situation has evolved to such a bad point now.

He wished he could skin all the members of the Fifth Squadron who were responsible for executing the order!

Todd, the captain of the Fifth Battalion, came over with a dusty face and said, "Sir, something is wrong."

Ender cursed, "What's wrong? Did someone pull your rubber ball or poke your asshole?"

As he spoke, he gave another order to another group of his men: "Go over quickly, stop the princess, protect her in the middle, and don't let her get close to the baron!"

There were more than a hundred men in this group. They immediately rushed out from their hiding place and tried to block Selena's way.

On the other side, Todd hurriedly defended himself: "Sir, we just locked onto the princess, successfully carried out the sneak attack, and quietly brought her back to the mansion."

"But she looked like a princess outside, but when she got to the mansion, she turned into a piece of wood!"

"In addition, we encountered the same situation during our sneak attack on Madam Agnet."

"I suspect there is a powerful person, probably a master of transformation and puppetry, who is secretly messing with the situation!"

Ander was shocked, and his anger subsided instantly.

The situation is out of control, and an unknown powerful force has emerged!

At this moment, new changes appeared ahead.

When the princess saw the black-clad guards coming to intercept her, she used her magical powers without hesitation.

Divine Speed ​​is an advanced version of Wind Speed, and its absolute speed is more than twice that of the latter.

A green light flashed, and the princess avoided the interception and successfully rushed to the side of the Bird Shit Baron. Not only did she stand side by side with him, she also held his hand tightly.

The situation was sliding into the direction that Master Ander least wanted to see.

He only felt the blood vessels in his forehead throbbing, and an idea popped into his mind.

'Something big is going to happen tonight!'

After a moment's hesitation, he immediately issued a new order.

"Everyone, press forward and protect the princess firmly. Protect her safety at all costs!"

This time he brought a total of 500 people, including one third of the Black Guards. With Master Shahram in charge, it should be certain that they can protect the princess' safety.

When he led his men to protect the princess, the number of spectators in the Garden Square reached an incredible number.

All I saw was a sea of ​​people, so many that I couldn't even count them.

In the center of the square, there was a confrontation between the Black Guards and Aaron's Night Guards, while the princess and Baron Bird Shit were firmly protected in the middle by the Black Guards.

Obviously, Bloodflame Sarath did not expect that things would develop into the current situation so quickly.

He sent a mental whisper to Ender across from him.

"I say, what are you doing? Are you really planning to go to war with Aaron?"

Ander felt bitter. How could he have wanted to do this?

He has no choice!

The princess revealed her true face and was determined to protect her husband. There were so many people watching around. They couldn't just watch Princess Weilan die at the hands of Aaron's Night Guard, could they?

Although the Duke gave an ultimate solution, this solution was very bad and should never be used until the last moment.

At this moment, facing Sarath's secret questioning, he could only try to smooth things over.

"The princess is a little emotional. Please wait a moment. I will try to persuade her."

Sarath is upset.

He just didn't understand. They were just trying to capture a low-level wizard, but how did it turn out like this?

After all, this is Weilan's territory, and he really doesn't want to go to war with the Black Guards until the last moment.

So he could only suppress his annoyance and said, "Our patience is limited. You'd better deal with the princess quickly!"

On the other side, Ander quietly gestured to his trusted subordinate Todd, meaning: "Find a way to knock the princess out."

After the other party confirmed the order, he came to Selena's side, with a wooden face, and said in a businesslike tone:

"Your Highness, the Duke has ordered that you return to Dawn Castle with us immediately."

Selena took a deep breath, as if trying to suppress the anger in her heart: "Andre, I can go back with you, but not alone. I will go back with my husband."

Ander smiled bitterly in his heart: "My noble prince, if I could have taken it back, I would have taken it back long ago. Do I need you to tell me?"

The problem is that I can’t bring it with me.

He could only continue to keep a blank face.

"You haven't received Mother Nature's blessing yet, and you are not a real couple, so we have no obligation to protect the Baron."

As he said this, he subconsciously glanced at Todd, who had quietly moved behind the princess, and became more and more anxious.

'You better do it now!'

He knew the princess' character very well and knew that since she had already stood up, it would be impossible for her to go back with them alone, so they had to use force.

Todd seemed to have heard his thoughts, and used his hand instead of a knife to quietly cut towards the princess' neck.

He is a high-level assassin, with extremely fast movements and precise control of strength, so there is basically no possibility of making mistakes.

However, just when his knife was halfway through cutting, a hand suddenly reached out from the side and grasped his wrist accurately.

It was Rosen! He asked sternly, "What do you want to do to His Highness?!"

Todd wanted to struggle, but was afraid that if he struggled too hard he would hurt the princess next to him, so he had to give in and looked at Master Ander for help with an embarrassed look on his face.

Selena was startled by this sudden change and subconsciously thought it was an assassination, but she quickly came to her senses and thought about it carefully, and she understood Ander's plan.

She flew into a rage, raised her hand and slapped Ander in the face, making a crisp sound.

"You bastard!"

Ender endured the blow silently, and finally couldn't hold back his expression. Bitterness showed on his face, and he begged in a low voice.

"Your Highness, please come back with us, please?"

Of course, Selena couldn't go back.

She stared at the black-clad Iron Guard commander in front of her, thinking about his actions, and suddenly thought of a horrifying possibility.

This possibility made her body extremely cold, ten times colder than falling into the polar ocean. She took a deep breath and asked softly, "Ander, from the beginning, my brother planned to sacrifice the Baron."

"He agreed with my choice just to let me know that I had no choice, right?"

Ander sighed softly: "Your Highness, we have no choice."

"What is that Baron? Should he die?!"

"To be precise, it was your Highness's choice that killed him. Of course, if you beg King Aaron for forgiveness now, perhaps they will spare his life."

"No! The Baron must die!"

The one who said this was Bloodflame Sarath.

He licked his lower lip with his tongue, like a shark smelling blood.

Selena felt a deep disappointment in her heart, a great disappointment in her brother.

The brother she once thought was warm and reliable no longer exists.

She still had a little hope and finally asked Ander: "What if I don't go back with you?"

Ander sighed: "Your Highness, I can only say that I am very sorry, but I hope you can consider it carefully."

Selena understood her subconscious, and she held the Sleeping Beauty Wand tightly, so hard that her knuckles made a slight "crackling" sound.

"It was my brother's order, right?"

Ender said nothing, he agreed.

The warm dream was completely shattered, revealing the coldest reality, and Selena closed her eyes in pain.

After a long time, she opened her eyes and turned to look at Rosen, and found that Rosen was also looking at her with worry in his eyes.

He whispered, "Don't be silly, Your Highness. The Guardian Knight never wants the princess to die for him."

The voice was as gentle as ever, as if he was not going to die but to take a walk.

Selena's eyes became hot and her vision quickly blurred.

Touched, sad, disappointed, guilty, all these emotions kept brewing in her chest, and finally condensed into a burning flame of anger.

'Why is this happening?!'

"We have 25 counties in Weilan, tens of millions of people, and we are separated from Aaron by a strait. Why would we be oppressed to this extent? ! "

'Should I give in?'

'no way!'

Suddenly, she raised the Sleeping Beauty wand in her hand high and shouted with all her strength.

"I swear in the name of Mother Nature Siegrelana that from now on, I, Selena Adrian, will stand with my husband, Baron Rosen Saxon, and fight shoulder to shoulder against the foreign invaders of Veran until the last drop of blood is shed!"

The oath was shouted at the top of one's lungs, a raging fire that burst forth from the deepest part of one's soul. It was amplified by magic and spread far into the darkness, shaking the hearts of every Veran person around the square like thunder.

Around the square, the crowd that had been talking and watching the excitement suddenly became quiet.

The huge garden square became silent in an instant, with only the whistling sound of the sea breeze.

But this is definitely not silence, but the brief calm before the storm.

Ander was so shaken by the oath that his legs went weak and he wanted to kneel down.

When he came to his senses, he sighed secretly: "The situation is completely out of control. The golden rose is about to be stained with blood."

Bloodflame Sarath's face was solemn. He slowly raised the Blooddrinker's staff in his hand and shouted to the warriors behind him.

“Prepare for battle!”

At the same time, behind the Garden Square, on the dark blue roof of the Blue Whale Mansion, a man wearing a dark blue hooded cloak was looking down at the square below.

He stared at the princess and the 'Baron' who were guarded by the black guards, and smiled gently.

"This game of victory has finally come to a decisive hand."

(End of this chapter)