Chapter 189: The Beginning of Murder
The dress was surprisingly large, with ridiculously long sleeves and trouser legs, but fortunately it was loose enough to hide Vanessa's good figure. In an instant, all the senses and memories returned, and the princess's brain was a little overwhelmed.
What am I doing? Am I pro-Brandt? But I was a man!
Vanessa lowered her head and pretended to roll up her sleeves to hide her blush and uneasiness, "There's no time to catch up," she said in a soft, pleasant voice, "we need to get out of here before that maid wakes up." β
"Maid?"
"It's Namelia, the maid who brings you food every day." Vanessa whispered that she couldn't tell him that he had just climbed out of someone's bed.
"Your contacts are really extensive." Brandt teased in a good mood.
Vanessa shook off her ill-fitting shoes and pulled Brant to run. The underground part of the castle was built on a large scale, which reminded both of them of Tertu's, it was the largest labyrinth they had ever seen, the dungeon of Sleeping Dragon City was definitely not inferior to it, Vanessa had left a drop of middle finger blood at every corner she passed before she came, and now it was not difficult to follow those drops of blood back, the difficulty was that she was no longer a man, her legs had become weak again, and her running speed was limited.
"Aha, here you are!" Terrence appeared head-on, startling Vanessa, and the prince was like a spider with a web weaving, waiting for his prey to enter the game. Behind him, followed by fifty guards of the Royal Forest, all unsheathed with swords and ready to fight. When Terrence saw Vanessa's face, his eyes froze for a moment, and then he smiled, "It seems that Karma's mission is complete." β
"You're stalking me?" Vanessa's eyes narrowed, she didn't believe that Terrence had such a method, her whereabouts had always been disorganized, and he couldn't have set up such a meticulous situation in advance.
"It's Namelia, she slept in a daze, thinking that she had forgotten to bring food to our dear prince, and found that the key was missing, so she reported you to me." Terrence held out his right hand, "But it doesn't seem necessary now, I'm glad that the object of her cheating has become the person I need the most, Your Highness Princess, please." β
Vanessa put her hand on the Prince's hand and looked back at Brant, "I hope you don't embarrass Prince Brant," and turned to Terrence and said, "I have entered into a marriage contract with you, and the previous marriage contract has been nullified, I ask the prince to complete this important task for me, and I hope you will give him the freedom to return to the land of wine valley to dissolve our marriage." β
However, Vanessa got only a cold answer: "He's useless, kill him." "The samurai were given the order to raise their swords and stab.
"No!" Vanessa screamed, wanting to stop it, but she noticed a strange expression on Terrence's face, and instantly understood that he and Ben didn't want to kill Brant, he was just testing himself! Can't let others know their weaknesses, this is common sense, why do you always ignore it in a hurry? She looked at Terrence's smug smile and hurriedly changed her words, "Let me come!" As he spoke, he drew the Prince's sword with lightning speed and pointed it at Brandt. Under the faint light of the magic crystal, the prince's silver hair was unkempt, and the thick beard on his face also obscured most of his expression because he had been untidy for a long time, oh my prince, what have I done to leave you alone in the dungeon for a whole month! No, I can't let them hurt you again, I'm going to get you out!
Just as Vanessa was about to throw the sword to the prince, there was a sudden sound of hurried footsteps behind her, and everyone looked back to see that it was the maid beside Katrina, and as soon as she saw the figure of the prince, she began to shout: "Your Royal Highness, Your Royal Highness Princess, Princess, has an accident!" β
"What's going on?" At the mention of her daughter, Katrina, Terrence's nonsensical smile was replaced by nervousness, and this time it was Vanessa's turn to take in all of his expression.
"There was a maid who mentioned her affair with Young Master Finn, and the princess heard about it, and she lost her temper, and as a result, the wound broke and bled incessantly, and now even the royal magician is helpless!"
"These useless fools!" Terrence walked away, Vanessa's hand still on the Prince's, almost dragged forward.
"Don't worry, Katrina will be fine," Vanessa still threw the sword to Brant, not knowing if doing so would cause bloodshed, but judging by the silence behind her, the guards didn't do it again, so she turned to continue to enlighten Terrence, "I asked the maid yesterdayβ"
"It's all your doing!" Terrence said angrily, "I shouldn't have allowed you to mess around in the palace!" He roughly pulled the princess forward, "She is my only heir, if something happens to her, the Flame Kingdom will once again be caught in a battle for the throne!" β
Vanessa bowed her head and said nothing, and suddenly had an idea, "If you weren't in a hurry to kill Brant, the two of us would have a way to restore Katrina to her original state." β
"I don't allow you to joke with my daughter's life!" Terrence stopped outside Katrina's door, "If you have a way, it's better to do it the safest way in the world, otherwise, you know the consequences." β
"Of course I know," Vanessa withdrew her hand, deliberately rubbing her wrist, which had been scratched red by the Prince, showing Terrence the unwise act of urgency, "but I need Brant's help, and I need an empty room by the water." β
"That's fine, but you have to promiseβ"
"I'll promise you a Katrina intact," the princess interrupted, her chin raised, "as new. β
"I don't believe you." Finally, Terrence shook his head, "You have too many secrets, and that Brandt, it's not that simple between you, don't think I don't know who did the Great Escape of the Dungeon Prisoners, they escaped because of you, and you were so attractive to a man at the time, let alone now." The prince looked Vanessa up and down, and finally fixed his gaze on her face, "With such a face, no wonder they are all dead set on following you." β
"It's a pity that this face didn't impress you." Vanessa turned away coldly, "Can you save your daughter?" β
"Are you sure it's foolproof?"
"What are you so nervous about," Vanessa sneered, "you have never fulfilled your responsibilities as a father in sixteen years, and even now you are only using her identity, don't worry, I once loved her, I loved her with all my heart, and I am more worried about her safety than you do." β
With that, the princess pushed the door open and walked in.
Katrina's room has not changed much from a month ago, the only difference is that the thick smell of blood has replaced the smell of medicine, the snow-white sheets are stained red with blood, the stars are shocking, the people on the bed are paler than the sheets, the magician next to her is helpless and flustered rummaging through the books, neither daring to use medicine without permission nor stop the bleeding for Katrina, and the two maids are feeding her poppy milk, barely able to relieve her pain.
"Brandt! Fast! Call Brant! Vanessa yelled at Terrence.
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