Chapter 6: The Canary in the Ivory Tower

The Kingdom of Orlante, this is a very strange country, at least in Lin Jue's opinion.

This country was founded more than 300 years ago, and this land originally belonged to the Smolene Kingdom. More than 300 years ago, the Yan Empire had a border war with the Smolling Kingdom, and the Smolling Kingdom declared war.

As a result, the other party miscalculated the combat power of the Yan Empire, and the imperial army was like a bamboo, smashing the capital of the Smolin Kingdom, and the Smolling Kingdom was forced to cede land and sue for peace, and this piece of land was the predecessor of the Orlante Kingdom.

Due to the huge cultural differences between the Han people, the mainstream ethnic group of the Yan Empire, and the Orant ethnic group, the mainstream ethnic group of the local area, and the barren land, most of it is covered by desert, and there is no occupation value.

After occupying it for nearly ten years, the Yan Empire was unable to control this land, so it appointed the then uncle as the king of this land, established a vassal state, and made his clan migrate here, hoping to subtly dilute the national concept here.

Because of this land at that time, the Orlante nation was the mainstream nation, and in order to avoid unnecessary trouble, it took Orlante as the name of the country, which has been used until today.

Although the Kingdom of Orlante declared its independence from the Yan Empire more than a hundred years ago, due to the influence of the Yan Empire for many years, the culture of this country has long been inseparable from the Yan Empire. The country now has three official languages, dominated by Chinese, with Smollenes, as well as Orant.

For more than 300 years, although there have been many historical changes, one thing has not changed, that is, the ancestors of the Orlante royal family are still Han Chinese, surnamed Mo.

At that time, when Lin Jue read a book and saw the surnames of the royal family of Orlante and the royal family of the Yan Empire, he once complained, one surnamed Zhu, the other surnamed Mo, the one who is close to Zhu is red and the one who is close to ink is black, Lord Witch, you threw me here, which means that I am a bad person?

But now Lin Jue looked at the little beauty surnamed Mo in front of him, but he was infinitely grateful to the witch in his heart. In this case, the peony flower is dead, and it is also romantic to be a ghost. Okay, people come to Xingshi to ask for guilt, if you want to kill or chop, listen to it!

Lin Jue is already prepared in her heart, no matter what she asks, just admit that it is, whether it is stealing incense and stealing jade, or Wen Xiang is full of arms, anyway, what she should do has already been done, man, you have to have the courage to take responsibility, and you will die!

The girl opened her mouth and said, "That...... Can I ask you a few questions?"

Lin Jue closed his eyes, twisted his head to the side, looked like he was at home, opened his hands, and said, "Come on, you can't be humiliated, if you want to ask anything, ask directly!"

The girl sneered and said, "You stupid, who is going to kill you, you haven't eaten for a day, have you?" Come, I asked the maid to prepare a little more things, I don't know if it's enough." ”

"Hey, didn't you come to Xingshi to ask for guilt?" Lin Jue was stunned for a moment, quietly opened his closed eyes, and looked at the girl, only to see that she was wearing a white princess dress, holding a tray in both hands, and staring at Lin Jue with a smile.

"It won't be a head-killing meal, right?" Lin Jue said secretly in his heart, a little hesitant, but the protest of the stomach obviously could not be taken lightly, Lin Jue took the tray with a smile and said, "Thank you." ”

The girl tilted her head and smiled, "You're welcome." ”

When I opened it, there was a bowl of white rice porridge, a cup of hot milk, and a few breads on the tray. Lin Jue ignored the fact that there was a little beauty standing in front of him, and grabbed the bread and began to gobble it up, regardless of the image.

The girl came to the library and lit the whale oil lamp, and the whole library instantly lit up. She squatted in front of Lin Jue and said with a smile: "Eat slowly, don't choke." ”

Lin Jue, who completely wiped out the food on the tray, lay on the floor with satisfaction, gasping softly, and the girl looked at the clean tray and giggled.

Lin Jue scratched his head a little embarrassed, and said, "I haven't eaten all day, so I'm smiling." ”

The girl shook her head and said, "No, it's me who is not good, I know that you are here, and I haven't brought you food all day." My name is Mo Kexin, what's your name. ”

Lin Jue sat up on the floor and said with a smile: "Mo Kexin, this name is so good, my name is Lin Jue, Yu Jue's Jue." ”

"By the way, you've been to many places, can you tell me what it's like outside?" Mo Kexin's eyes lit up, as if he was looking forward to this question.

Lin Jue was stunned for a moment, and asked suspiciously: "Outside?"

Mo Kexin took Lin Jue's hand and ran out of the library, came to the bedroom, pointed to the floor-to-ceiling window, and said, "That's the outside." ”

This position was condescending, Lin Jue saw that the place she was pointing to was a tall city wall, and he instantly understood.

He had wondered why the little princess had found a sneaky strange man in her room, she didn't call someone to bring her to justice in a thunderous manner, not only was she not afraid, but she dared to face herself, and she took a huge risk to sneak food in like this, and even did not hesitate to abandon the dignity of the princess, and communicate with such a plain-headed ordinary person as herself.

For a moment, countless questions flashed through his mind, and when he saw the high walls, he understood.

"You've been to a lot of places, can you tell me what it's like out there?"

Mo Kexin, the little princess of the kingdom of Orlante, the pearl of the king's palm, white and flawless, radiant, was treated like a canary, locked in an ivory tower, and could only learn boring etiquette, culture, music and other courses all day long.

From the moment of birth, life is completely out of your control. She longs for freedom, for the outside world, and she longs for the opportunity to see the wider world in addition to the sky that can only be seen from inside the palace, but all this is doomed to be in vain, and her fate is destined to be sad.

Lin Jue couldn't help but think of the society he lived in, and he sighed with emotion in his heart. At least in this world, only the ladies, princes and nobles who have encountered this kind of treatment may be considered lucky, but what about the world they live in?

No matter who you are, you have to go through high-pressure learning, piles of work, and make everyone's life like a factory manufacturing parts, meticulous, meticulous, and without the slightest flaw. Even if it is a holiday, even if it is a school, the company has relaxed some restrictions on you, but the family restrictions have become more solid.

Everyone, like this innocent little princess, is a canary imprisoned in an ivory tower. Thinking of myself, I would rather give up all work, give up the so-called "future", do my best, to be a freelancer, my own pursuit, isn't it exactly the same as this little princess, I want to cross the barrier in front of me, to see what it looks like outside this barrier?

Lin Jue smiled, facing this white and flawless little girl with a perfect background and an unfortunate fate, and completely defenseless against herself, his heart swelled with emotion, and said bitterly: "Of course, I have been to many places, the outside world, very beautiful, beautiful, there is an endless green grassland, where there are herds of cattle and sheep, lying on the grass, you can enjoy the noisy wind, and the tranquility blows your cheeks." ”

"There is a vast Gobi, thousands of miles of desert, there is a caravan, riding a camel, walking in the meantime, the long smoke and sunset mountains and rivers are strong, and the spirit is back to the intestines outside the thousands of mountains. ”

"There is a vast and boundless verdant bamboo forest, birds chirping, a bamboo house, piano flute and singing, leisurely. ”

"There are thousands of miles of frozen snowfields, snow-capped, and magnificent. There is a clear blue ocean with direct skyline, and you can sail a lone sail to pursue the end of the skyline. ”

Mo Kexin was a little excited, looked yearning, and asked happily: "Wow, you have been to so many places, then you must have heard many stories, ......right?" Tell me about it?"

Lin Jue smiled: "I'm happy." ”

The moon is moving a little bit, Lin Jue's story has been told for a long time, in order to avoid being seen by the guards, the lights have long been extinguished, and the moonlight is sprinkled on the floor through the window, and the two of them just sit on the ground, looking at the stars in the sky, fascinated.

Mo Kexin hugged Lin Jue's arm, leaned on his body, his voice was full of anticipation, a little trembling, and asked softly, "You...... Can you take me out and see the outside world?"

Lin Jue was silent. Do you want to take her out? Yes, very much, but can? No, of course not! In the current situation, I can't even leave here, let alone take someone with me. But can she be sad to look forward to it? No, no, no. So, what to do?

Seeing that Lin Jue was speechless for a long time, Mo Kexin's voice was a little crying, and she muttered: "Yes, I am a princess, the princess of the Orlante Kingdom, my life, everything I have, has already been planned, how can I expect such a thing." ”

Lin Jue sighed lightly, hesitated for a long time, his eyes became more and more determined, as if he had made up his mind, hugged Mo Kexin tightly, and said: "No, no, although I can't take you away now, but please believe me, one day I will definitely take you out of here to see the outside world, you must wait for me." ”

"Now, it's a puppy to liar, and it's a matter of talking?"

"A gentleman's word, the horse is difficult to chase!"

Mo Kexin showed a beautiful smile, nodded vigorously, and said, "I believe in you, I'll wait for you!"

That smile was as beautiful as the stars, and Haoyue was ashamed, Lin Jue couldn't help but be stunned.

"I'll tell you another story, and the name of this story is 'Havoc in Heaven'. ”

Lin Jue continued to tell Mo Kexin the story until she fell asleep, he gently picked her up, put her on the bed, covered her with the quilt, breathed a sigh of relief, and came to the library lightly.

Looking at Phinex sitting on the chair with a smile, Lin Jue asked with a solemn expression, "Little Phoenix, didn't the witch give me the task? What is the task?"

Phinex smiled, "Find a heart, the heart of the witch." ”

Lin Jue was stunned for a moment, pointed to the location of the heart, and said suspiciously: "You mean, looking for the heart of the witch?"

Phinex nodded and said, "The witch found you based on the results of her divination, and she believes that you can recover the heart she lost due to the curse. It could be what the heart looks like, or it could be something in any form, it can't be determined. As for how to find it, it's your business, and we don't have the slightest clue. ”

After a pause, Phinex continued: "By the way, I forgot to tell you, your time is only twenty years, and within twenty years, if you don't find the heart of the witch, you will be erased from this world and disappear without a trace. ”

Lin Jue nodded vigorously and said, "Little Phoenix, you said that you are here to assist me, right?"

Fenix ran her fingers around the ends of her hair and said, "yes, what's wrong?"

Lin Jue stretched out his hand and said, "People will give a system or something, what about mine?"

Phoenixes wondered, "System, what system?"

Lin Jue's expression was a little gloomy, and he said, "Could it be that the witch sent me to this ghost place and didn't give me anything cheating?"

Phinex raised her head proudly and said, "Just kidding, the witch sent you a phoenix, this is much more powerful than any system or something, okay?

"Is there really no clue about the witch's heart?"

"Of course, the witch has been searching for thirty years, but there is no clue, and the place where she can find it has already been found. ”

"Hmm, have you looked for it in the Eastern Continent?"

Phinex waved her hand and said, "How could it be in the Eastern Continent? At that time, the Eastern Continent had just been discovered." ”

"In other words, the Eastern Continent hasn't been looked for yet?"

Fenices was silent, indeed, listening to Lin Jue say this, the Eastern Continent really hasn't been looking for it, and it can't be ruled out that the target is on the Eastern Continent.

Lin Jue stared at Fenix, his eyes moved up and down, and he smiled mysteriously: "I have come up with a solution, it's a bit risky, I want to get out of here, but I need your help!"

Looking at Lin Jue's straight eyes, Phinex felt furious in her heart, clasped her hands in front of her chest, and screamed: "What are you going to do? You are a dead pervert, do you want to sit and let me out?"

Lin Jue was a little helpless, shook his head, and said, "With your small body, I'm not at ease yet, don't worry, I have a better way!"