"So what now? The key to the Wall of Thorns is already in hand anyway. I asked, scratching my head, as I looked at the prince who was being caught by the wolf's fangs.

On the other side, Yu Pu and Lin Ya also walked over, they had been quietly on the side before, afraid of hindering me and Wolf Fang's plan, and now they came to us, and Fang Ruoxi had not woken up yet, and was carried on Lin Ya's back.

Alas, it's better to wake up a little later, I think she'd better not see Liu Chang's broken body, after all, Liu Chang is her good friend, and it's too cruel for her to see Liu Chang die so miserably.

Now the crystal slipper is in my hands, which means that the most important thing has been obtained, but what to do with this perverted prince? It didn't seem necessary to kill him, but let him go

Wolf Fang glanced at me, and then at the prince who was caught by him, "Kill it, it's useless anyway, he's not a good person, you don't have to be burdened." ”

Kill??? I was slightly stunned, and subconsciously frowned, although what the wolf tooth said was right, that prince was indeed not a good person, but if he killed him

"Wait a minute! Please don't kill him! ”

A somewhat familiar voice came, and I subconsciously looked at the place where the sound came from, and found that the door of the secret room had been opened again, and the person who appeared in front of us was the old woman who had given us a hint before!

"You" I didn't expect her to chase her here, I always felt that something was wrong, and I was slightly stunned and thought carefully, but I didn't find out what was wrong.

"You called the door."

The voice of the wolf's tooth came into my ears, and I immediately understood what was wrong with me, "Can you open that door!?" ”

I exclaimed, looking at the old woman in confusion and wondering why this was happening. Doesn't it mean that the door of the secret room can only be opened by those who have the blood of the royal heir? For example, kings and princes. So how did she open it? If the prince hadn't lied, the old woman in front of him was definitely not a servant, but had some special identity! But even now I don't understand why I can open that door.

I know very well that my parents are law-abiding Chinese citizens, and they are definitely not kings and queens, and I definitely have no royal heir blood, what is going on?

"Well, I was able to open that door." The old woman nodded and walked over to us, "Because I'm the true rightful heir to the royal family!" ”

"Aha?"

I asked in a daze, not understanding what she meant, and before I could ask, the prince, who was caught by the wolf's fangs, shouted first.

"Slut! Cheap! You're not a royal heir! I'm the only heir to the royal family! It's just me! ”

"Wolf Fang, shut his mouth and let him be quiet."

The prince's voice disturbed me, and I frowned and said something to the wolffang. Obviously, Wolf Fang didn't have a good impression of him, so he ripped a piece off his shirt and stuffed it into his mouth, muffling his noisy voice, hoping to calm him down. Well, though he seems to be more hysterical

And the reason for this hysteria is probably not because of the appearance of the old woman, but because he has also rolled on the ground after all, and his clothes are bloodstained and dusty, so it is normal to be stuffed into his mouth and cough hysteria.

"You go on, you just said, you are the heir to the royal family?" I raised an eyebrow and asked the old woman, "But isn't the heir this pervert?" And if you're the heir, you must have royal blood, right? What do you have to do with this pervert? ”

The old woman gave the prince a deep look, and was silent for a few seconds before she spoke, "I am his aunt by blood, and the true and legitimate heir to the throne of this country. ”

"You're his aunt?" My eyes widened in shock, and I turned my head back and forth to look at the two of them carefully, only to realize that their eyebrows, eyes and facial features did look somewhat similar.

Wolf Fang didn't seem to expect things to turn out this way, and I heard him ask, "Explain who you are, your relationship, and what happened." ”

"As you heard, I am his aunt, the sister of the previous king, and I really did not expect my brother to have a good son, who killed his own parents, seized the crystal slipper, and seized the king's position by magic, just because my brother and I are actually half-brothers, and my mother is a maid in the palace and not a queen. This was originally a scandal of the royal family, so my identity was never revealed, but I have always had a good relationship with my brother, so after my brother was killed by this demon, I survived as a lowly servant with the purpose of avenging my brother! ”

Looking at the old woman's angry look, it seemed that she was not lying. But I really didn't expect it to be such a story, but it still doesn't explain why she was able to open that door. Wait, if the king is dead, then the prince should inherit the throne and become the king, why is he still a prince?

Thinking so, I frowned and glanced at the prince, his face full of angry madness, but this time not at us, but at the old woman. I subconsciously took a step back behind the wolf's fang, keeping the crystal slipper away from the two people with so-called royal blood at the same time.

"I don't understand, two questions, according to my understanding, there should be only one heir, why can you both open that door? Another question is, since he killed his father for the throne, why is he still a prince and not a king? ”

The old woman sighed, "Magic is not seamless, it cannot be violated, but it can be deceived, according to the laws of our country, I am the real heir, but according to the current situation, when my identity is not indicated, he is the heir of this country, that is, in a sense, both of us have the identity of heirs, so, we are both considered to have heir blood." ”

"And the reason why he did not become a real king is because at the coronation ceremony, he must be recognized by the crystal slipper, that is, the crystal slipper will shine during the coronation ceremony, which means that the inheritance of the throne is legitimate."

"And because you're the real heir, he can't be recognized?"

Lin Ya interjected, I glanced at him, Fang Ruoxi was still unconscious on his back, he adjusted his position, and stood on the other side of me with Yu Pu, forming a barrier to protect me with the wolf fangs.

"Yes, although in a sense we both have the status of heirs, but strictly speaking, I am the real heir, he is just an impostor, so the crystal slipper will not recognize him." The old woman said, turning her head to look at the altar, and sighed, "So he wants to make the crystal slipper shine in another way, and to deceive the other subjects, that is, to sacrifice." ”

I frowned, didn't speak, and quietly listened as the woman continued.

At that time, its magic was not used to consolidate the rule, but more of a blessing, which means that as long as you are honest and kind, brave and strong, you can get the favor of God, and honesty, kindness, courage and strength have also been used as a precept for successive royal family members. We have always obeyed, and we have always been protected by the crystal slipper. ”

I couldn't help but purse my lips and glanced up at the wolf's fangs, and it just so happened that he also looked back at me, and when I looked at each other, I knew that he had the same problem as I did—the painting on the altar.

Even if I misunderstood, those paintings definitely didn't match the words of the woman in front of me

Honest, kind, brave and strong, will what she say be true?

"And then? What happened after that? What's going on with this sacrifice? ”

I asked, not mentioning the paintings, just directing her narrative.

"This kind of sacrifice came later, and even though we have been following the admonitions of the royal family, the war is still coming, and the surrounding countries are attacking our country, and we are in danger of destroying the country."

The old woman looked in the direction of the altar as she spoke, her eyes solemn. But around the country? I'm wondering if this really exists, or if it's just set up like this by Earth consciousness.

In the midst of the crisis, God came again and gave us a way to get through it, and that was the sacrifice. Sacrificing with the blood of a pure maiden strengthens the power of the Crystal Slipper to help us survive the crisis. ”

The old woman turned back and looked at me—the crystal slipper, to be exact. I subconsciously withdrew my hand and squinted at the woman, hoping to see if she was telling if she was telling the truth.

However, she didn't make any special moves, but sighed again and continued, "In the beginning, the sacrifices were all maidens with royal blood, that is, princesses. But later, under the temptation of great power, the royal family fell. Even if there is no crisis, they still crave the kind of power that controls people's hearts and no one can resist! ”

"They no longer follow the precepts of honesty, kindness, bravery, and strength, and the maidens used for sacrifice are no longer confined to the royal family, but can be sacrificed to this evil bargain as long as it is appropriate, whether it is royalty or commoners. The blood of the innocent was exchanged for greater power, higher status, more stable rule, and simpler pleasures, and the royal family became more and more inextricable and cruel. However, these have always been the biggest secrets of the royal family, and they are usually only told to the next king when they are about to inherit the throne, and I am my brother's sacrifice when he is about to inherit the throne. ”