/*Chapter 541 went to the end of the third volume again because of system problems, and I have contacted the editor to deal with it*/

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The further north you go, the more limestone mountains you see on both sides of the road

Charles breathed a sigh of relief when he saw it, the limestone mountain means that there are many caves, and having caves means having a reliable place to rest.

In the evening, Charles chose a cave halfway up the mountain as a place to spend the night.

It's just that the hill is a bit steep, and Charles has to pull the two horses up hard.

When Sophia saw this, she came to the saddle and helped pull the horse.

This cave is half the size of a basketball court, four or five meters high, there are many stalactites on the top, the stalagmites on the ground have traces of destruction, there is a fire pit surrounded by stones in the middle, there is charcoal in the fire pit, and there are a few stones used as chairs next to it, apparently someone has come here to rest.

The cave was ticking, and a lot of water from the mountain was flowing down from the top, but fortunately, it was not affected in the middle.

Charles tethered his horse and poured some concentrate feed into the barrel from the back of the saluted horse.

Then he took off his shovel and dug a hole in the corner, and managed to put a cloth around it.

Sophia watched Charles's every move curiously, but Charles tossed it and said to her: "If you want it to be convenient, it's convenient there, the toilet paper is in the side pocket of my backpack, I'll go outside and chop some firewood." ”

Sophia's face flushed, and after Charles left, she staggered to Charles's backpack to get toilet paper and then ran behind the curtain.

Half an hour later, Charles walked in with a large stack of freshly cut wood in one hand and a living slime in the other.

But as soon as he entered the cave, he saw Sophia sitting on a rock, with her face buried in her knees, sobbing incessantly.

Charles first threw the slime into the pit of the toilet, and then while making a fire in the fire, he asked Sophia, who was sitting opposite him, "What's wrong, you thought I threw you away and ran away?"

Sophia looked up, her face full of tears, she shook her head, then nodded with a red face.

Charles shook his head helplessly, this incident must have frightened the little girl, and it is strange that he is not panicked now.

It is impossible for a pampered teenage girl to encounter such things as poisoning, death and almost insult without being prepared.

Maybe at the beginning, she could still hold on hard with one breath, and after one breath, her fragile heart was exposed.

Just like Linda back then, she was overwhelmed by Duke Redkin from the beginning. If Diana hadn't helped her, she would have been living in that shadow.

There was still a lot of water in the freshly chopped firewood, and after it was lit, thick white smoke came out, not to mention that Charles threw some grass into it, making the smoke a little choking.

Charles pulled Sophia by the sleeve to the entrance of the cave, wiped her face with a handkerchief, and whispered to her, "Smoke the worms first, and we'll go in later." ”

"Don't worry about the rest of the matter, there will be no accident with me. ”

Sophia blushed and nodded silently.

When night falls, Charles is munching on half a roast rabbit, and Sophia, who is sitting across the campfire, is carefully eating the rabbit legs.

It was the first time she had grown up and eaten food directly with her hands like this, and she hadn't eaten for a day today, and she felt that this rabbit with some salt was very delicious under hunger.

Charles finished eating the rabbits, fed the horses with water from the cave, and then began to pitch a tent for Sophia to rest.

Sophia, who was well fed, washed her hands with Charles's hot water and went into the tent, while Charles kept vigil outside.

Sofina was tossing and turning in the tent and couldn't sleep, although Charles put her on the thick, soft cushion she used to use, and brought her pillow.

Remembering what had happened in those twenty-four hours, Sophia couldn't help but tremble.

The maid who has been taking care of herself since she was a child betrayed, and the knight chief, who had also been protecting herself, killed the other four knights in front of her, and wanted to take the opportunity to insult herself.

What she can't stand the most is that all this is instructed by her uncle, who has always loved her.

At that moment, she felt that no one around her could believe that all of them were thieves.

At that time, she also wondered if Pietran, who was as fat as a pig and babbled about himself all day long, was one of the thieves.

Only the Maria, who had been a saint, was the one he could trust.

However, Maria recommended to her that Charles, who was a good cook, and said that he was also an absolutely trustworthy person.

Her initial impression of Charles was curiosity, a strange guy who wore a helmet all day in the field, a large box on his back, and a leather bag tied to his leg.

Then he cooks very much to his liking, and the dishes are different every day, and it is said that he also took in two apprentices.

He stared at his face at first, and then at his neckline, looking very impolite.

Only now that he thinks about it, he was looking at the feather fan in his hand and the necklace around his neck.

Last night, she learned that Charles was very strong, and hundreds of bandits were eliminated at once.

In the morning, she found that Charles still had a bad heart, and actually wanted to tie himself to the saddle.

Later, when she and Charles were riding on the same horse, she was worried that Charles would take the opportunity to do something to her, but it turned out that her worries were in vain.

I don't know how long it took, but only the sound of insects and the sound of a campfire burning outside reached the inside of the tent.

And Charles's shadow happened to be imprinted on the tent.

Unable to sleep, Sophia got out of the tent and came behind Charles, where she found Charles looking at the necklace and the feather fan on his lap.

Sophia sat down next to Charles and asked, "Do you like this necklace very much?"

Charles nodded, then whispered, "This is my mother's necklace." ”

Then he picked up the feather fan and said, "That's what my mother held at my eighth birthday party." ”

Sophia asked, confused, "How did you recognize this fan?"

"There are a lot of such fan elves. ”

Charles pointed to the non-slip carvings on the handle of the fan and said, "These patterns were designed by my mother herself, and my father carved them himself." ”

Then he asked Sophia, "Where did these two come from?"

Sophia replied, "It was all given to me by my uncle." ”

Charles's eyes narrowed, and he said, "It seems that it is necessary to talk to your uncle." ”

It stands to reason that these two things were burned in that disaster, especially the feather fan, but they appeared in the south, so it was a big problem.

The feather fan was good to say, his mother had let the maid take it to the dressing room, and it would be reasonable if someone had a crooked mind and happened to steal it in that window of time.

And the problem with that necklace is that the heirloom that can only be worn by Mrs. Maccaden in the past generations, the old king of the elves, Charles, made a coming-of-age gift to Empress Catherine, and the empress's ancestors left him to her son Joseph.

If nothing happens to Charles' family, then his mother will give the necklace to Charles' wife on Charles' wedding day.

The chain had been locked in a safe in Charles' parents' room, and Charles could be sure that his mother was not wearing the necklace on his eighth birthday.

Elizabeth found that the safe and its contents had been burned, so she thought it had been destroyed as well.

In this way, it shows that someone had attacked Charles and his family before this.

More likely, Allen is just a pawn in a plot.

Charles sighed, there are a large number of professional detectives in the Elven Court and the Rurik Kingdom, and the next thing is up to them to investigate, he feels that this is a flaw in the secret enemy.

Then Charles asked Sophia, "Why don't you sleep? Can't you sleep?"

Sophia nodded, her face full of sorrow.

Charles subconsciously stretched out his paw and stroked Sophia's head, saying, "Don't worry, sleep well tonight, and you can get home tomorrow." ”

After finishing speaking, he remembered that the one next to him was Princess Sophia, not Mordred.

As a result, instead of getting angry, Sophia gently leaned on Charles's body, and then whispered: "Thank you." Don't comfort me, I know we have a long way to go and we won't be able to go back tomorrow. ”

Charles smiled and said to her, "It doesn't matter if the road is far, we will fly back from the sky." ”

"Thank you!" Sophia turned and grabbed Charles's paw.

At this time, Sophia whispered, "If you are ......"

Before she could finish speaking, she fell asleep next to Charles, two lines of tears sliding down her face.

Perhaps it was Charles's reassurance by her side that made the tight strings in her heart completely loosen.

Charles smiled bitterly in his heart, what is this, the "drawbridge effect"?

And Sophia is of little use even if she goes back, if her father gets the nobles in the country, the throne will be hers sooner or later, and if her uncle gets the nobles in the country, it won't help for her to go back.

Charles shook his head, and then carried the sleeping little princess into the tent.

At this moment, a figure appeared at the entrance of the cave.