'Ding-' The third bell rang.

Maid A's heartbeat rate increased more and more.

She walked steadily and quickly down the corridors of the Papal Palace, trays and hand towels, her heart pounding.

'Ding-' The fourth bell rang in her ears as well.

It was not for nothing that she was afraid.

Because in the papal palace there is a gossip that has been handed down for a long time, called 'the seven rings of the evening bell'.

The significance is self-explanatory.

If the bell rings the seventh time, the person who receives the bell and does not reach the papal palace will be sentenced to death.

Of course, this may just be a rumor.

After all, no pope has ever issued such a decree, and it is true that no one has come after ringing more than seven bells in history.

But despite this, Maid A doesn't want to be the one who defends the law.

'Ding-'

Maid A walked quickly through the hallway, and the bronze carved door appeared before her, but the fifth bell rang at the same time.

Her heart was pounding out of her throat at this moment, she didn't want to hear the seventh bell, she wished she could live.

But even in such a critical bald head, she still couldn't run, and could only walk at maximum speed.

After all, this is the Papal Palace.

If you run in the corridors of the Papal Palace, you will be punished in real terms.

"Come on, it's almost there." Maid A took a deep breath, trying to reduce her tension.

But the distance was fixed, and when she was still more than ten meters away from the carved gate, the sixth bell rang into her ears.

'Ding-'

The soul-like voice sucked away what little sanity and spirit Maid A had left, twisting her thoughts into a mess.

"Please, don't, don't, don't, I still want to live, I ......"

Maid A's eyes were almost dark at the moment, and she kept begging for mercy as she remembered the scene when she was executed. At the same time, she even began to ask herself why she took on this responsibility, why she was so enthusiastic, instead of waiting for others to do it?

"Damn, damn it, damn it......" Maid A's almost desperate spirit at the moment led her legs, and she ran.

Although it was only a light step, the action she had just made could indeed be called running.

Maybe she'd come to terms with the facts, or maybe she thought the law would allow her to run if the situation was urgent enough, but anyway, she did.

Her figure was like a free elf, flying in the white hall.

……

"Strange, why haven't the beads come yet?"

After six bells, Jinyu finally got a little impatient, and she began to wonder if something had happened.

"Sure enough, I'd better go and take a look." She held the handle of the throne with both hands, and then stood up.

True, she didn't press the seventh call bell.

'Squeak-'

At this moment, the bronze carved door in front of Jin Yu was suddenly opened.

But it wasn't the familiar face that appeared in front of her.

……

"Hah...... Ha ...... "Maid A tried to hold back her rapid breath as much as she could, but she found that she couldn't do it at all, and that it only made her more miserable.

"Report to the Pope." Maid A plucked up the courage to look at the Pope's throne, then knelt down on one knee, raised the tray and handkerchief in her hand, and said tremblingly, "It's too late to be humble, please forgive the Pope." ”

Jinyu sat down.

Although she couldn't see the expression on Jin Yu's face, she always felt that Jin Yu should have forgiven her.

"Kneel like this first." Jin Yu said lightly, "Who are you?" Why you? Where do the bead particles go? ”

These three ultimate questions were directly pressed by Jin Yu on the head of maid A.

"To the Pope...... The lowly is a lady-in-waiting who serves in the outer court of the Pope's palace, and when she hears that the bell of your call for His Majesty the Pope is unanswered, she hastened to answer your request. Maid A adjusted her breathing, and at the same time lowered her voice in a humble tone.

"Well, I see, but you haven't answered me to the last question." Jinyu asked, "Where did the bead particles go?" ”

Maid A was afraid that the Pope would ask her such a question that she could not answer, after all, if she could not answer, she would be in danger of her life.

But she didn't seem to have much else to do but answer truthfully.

After all, it is a great crime to deceive the king, and no matter what feudal era it is, it will be punished.

"Tell the Pope, I don't know where the beads are." Maid A lowered her head and said slowly, "I'm not the one who took over the position of Zhu Particle, I just found that no one came to serve Your Majesty, so I came." ”

'Hmm...... Jinyu's voice sounded a little unpleasant.

"You are both maids, why don't you know each other?" Jinyu asked.

"I would like to inform Your Majesty the Pope, although we are both maids-in-waiting, but the organization is completely different." Maid A buried her head lower, "I am a maid belonging to the outer court, and in terms of establishment, it is under the management of the Holy See, but Zhu Particle is a maid of the inner court, and she is a person who directly belongs to you, so there is no intersection between us, Your Majesty." ”

"Then there is no one else who knows the whereabouts of the bead particles??" Jin Yu's tone was a little angry, "Tell the doormen, I'm going to ask them how they guard the door!" ”

"Yes, yes, Your Majesty!" Tremblingly, Maid A put away the tray and handkerchief, and quickly left the Pope's hall.

The moment the carved door closed, Maid A collapsed to the ground like a lump of soft clay.

Every minute and second she had spent in the Papal Hall was hell for her.

She didn't even know if she was still alive.

"Ah......" Maid A sighed, "It's good to be alive, it's so good......"

It's hard to imagine the feeling of being out of a stressful environment.

……

"There was no sign of Miss Beads leaving that day." The soldier who served as the doorman knelt on one knee in front of Jinyu's throne and told him truthfully.

"Have you asked about all the doors, including the sentry on the rooftop?" Jinyu asked, rubbing her temples.

"Yes, everyone's answer is exactly the same, and there is no trace of Miss Bead's departure." The soldier repeated his reply.

"Why......" Jin Yu muttered as she leaned back on the throne, "why do you always have to leave alone?" ”

"Your Majesty?" The soldier tentatively asked Jinyu.

"It's okay, let's go." Jin Yu raised her hand, "I won't call you again until the beads come back." ”

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Maid A and the guard stood up at the same time, and walked out of the door.