Chapter 14 The King's Trap 2

  "Come out."

  Xiao Bai retracted his paws and frowned (is this a cat with only eyebrows?) staring at a phoenix tree, saying faintly.

  In the sweltering forest, not a single breeze was present. The branches of the phoenix tree suddenly shook violently, and the palm-sized leaves rustled loudly. The yellowed leaves could no longer withstand it and floated down gently.

  "Haha, petty tricks, you dare to come out and show off!"

  Xiao Bai let out a snort of laughter and carelessly waved her paw, and suddenly flames erupted on the 20-meter-high branch.

  A pink dumpling fell from a branch, wrapped in a thin layer of ice, looking just like strawberry ice cream.

  Strawberry Ice Cream's face turned bright red with anger, the temperature around her plummeted, and the air seemed to solidify. Xiao Bai felt suffocated and his movements slowed down. A crystal clear ice blade formed on top of Strawberry Ice Cream's head.

  "Get out of here, you little brat!"

  A sharp sword blade cleaved through the solidified air, visible cracks and a clear "crack" sound came head-on, Xiao Bai didn't have time to dodge, could only face the strawberry ice cream's ice knife head-on.

  "Be careful!"

  As soon as Charlotte woke up from her coma, she opened her eyes to see this dangerous scene. She rushed towards the motionless Xiao Bai. Xiao Bai had originally wanted to shatter this fragile ice blade in the last second, but unfortunately someone came to disturb him. Worried that someone would get hurt, Xiao Bai could only quickly end the game.

  "Roar!"

  A massive fireball shot out of Xiaobai's mouth, carrying an overwhelming momentum towards the ice blade. Before it even touched the fireball, the ice blade was melted by the heat wave. The strawberry ice cream saw that it couldn't defeat Xiaobai, and turned around to escape. Xiaobai had anticipated this and spat out a ring of fire, trapping it inside.

  This little thing appeared out of nowhere and rushed towards itself. Charlotte understood that its appearance was by no means accidental, and someone must have instructed it.

  "Who told you to kill me?"

  Strawberry ice cream was desperately struggling in the ring of fire, constantly releasing cold air, but it was all swallowed up by Xiao Bai's flames. The fire seemed to love the strawberry ice cream's cold air, and the more it swallowed, the stronger the flames grew. Xiao Bai stopped Charlotte's questioning.

  "Don't waste your effort, a loyal spirit will never betray its master."

  Charlotte frowned,

  "What's a cursed spirit?"

  Xiao Bai's face suddenly turned bad, looking at Charlotte with some sympathy.

  "The wizard doesn't need a knife to kill, he just needs a curse. The cursed spirits that have signed a contract with him will keep stabbing you one after another, and the power of the cursed spirits will become stronger and stronger each time, with shorter intervals between attacks. Therefore, very few people can survive under the curse."

  As they spoke, Charlotte's body gradually became transparent and disappeared, temporarily safe.

  "If what you're saying is true, then I won't be safe anywhere."

  Charlotte sat on the ground with some disappointment, and Xiao Bai walked in front of Charlotte.

  "Cough cough, don't worry, as long as I'm here, you're safe wherever you go."

  Charlotte was moved to hug Xiaobai and found that Xiaobai's cat face had actually turned red.

  "Xiao Bai, who do you think hates me so much that they would use such vicious tactics against me?"

  Xiao Bai didn't expect this woman to suddenly become so gentle, when she had been like a fierce lioness for the past few days. Could it be that she was really scared?

  "The person who cursed you is either of noble birth or a witch. Do you know any witches?"

  "There are no wizards, most of the people I know are nobles in the capital, but I don't remember having a grudge against anyone. Ah! I remembered, recently the Duke of Windsor has been getting close to me, but after I encountered danger in the forest, he disappeared without a trace, he's very suspicious, but he also doesn't have a motive to harm me."

  "Is the Duke of Windsor the son of the previous king?"

  "It's him, how did you know?"

  "That was all a long time ago."

  Xiaobai seemed to be in a daze for a moment, then continued to say

  "In short, the Duke of Windsor couldn't have done such a thing, he's the person in the world who hates witchcraft the most. You said he was very close to you, so I roughly know who harmed you."

  "Who is it?"

  "Princess Yeh Luo."

  This day, Rochester returned from outside the palace and rushed to the king's bedroom. All the way, he kept thinking about last night's appointment. Last night, he couldn't help but think of Miss Charlotte, so he secretly left the palace and ran to Lucas' house. He thought that wandering around Lucas' door would ease his longing, but unexpectedly, Miss Charlotte also couldn't sleep and was standing by the window, gazing at the moon and thinking of the prince. The eyes of the two met in the darkness, bursting with great surprise, and it seemed as if sparks were flying everywhere in the air.

  The prince gently stroked his lips, the corners of his mouth curved into a beautiful arc, last night gave him too many surprises, Charlotte's sweet kiss was an exquisite experience he had never had before.

  He halted at the door, wondering that the Emperor's bedchamber should be unguarded today. Rochester pushed open the door and was about to enter when he heard Charlotte's name mentioned. What were they saying about Charlotte?

  "Your Majesty, I have found the witnesses. The Baroness Taki, who often visits the Lucas family, a servant of the Lucas household, and Slows, the gatekeeper at Golden Manor, can all testify that the Charlotte who appeared at the ball was actually Cinderella, the third daughter of the Lucas family, in disguise. Please allow me to take these lawless, king-scorned commoners into custody."

  "The Lucas family is so arrogant, they can't be let off anymore. Riocha, immediately dispatch troops to surround the Lucas house and arrest all those who have a close relationship with the Lucas family!"

  The Earl of Rioche smiled triumphantly and immediately agreed.

  "Yes, Your Majesty."

  Someone pushed the door open and Rochester hastily dodged behind a pillar, watching as Rio's shadow left, and then he too hurried away.

  He pretended to be calm and slowly returned to the prince's palace, dismissing all the slaves and telling them not to disturb him while he slept. Almost as soon as the door closed, Rochester climbed out of the window and quietly made his way to the stables, where he led away one of the fastest horses. Before the palace gates could be closed, Rochester galloped off, ignoring the shouts of the little soldiers behind him, and sped towards Lucas's house.

  At the same time, the Lucas family was on tenterhooks, Lydia looked very unwell, Mr. Lucas was frowning, and Katie urged her parents.

  "Let's hurry and escape, if we're late, the king's army will be here!"

  Mr. Lucas looked at his innocent daughter and was speechless for a moment. Cinderella's face also turned pale, she said weakly:

  "Where can I escape to? Anyway, I'll be caught back, it's better to save some energy."

  Lydia sighed helplessly and thought of her eldest daughter who had followed Winsa to Nandi, feeling fortunate.

  "It's a good thing Charlotte didn't come back with us, with the protection of the Duke of Windsor, even the King can't do anything to her. Thank God!"

  As he spoke, he drew several crosses on his chest, and the others fell silent. Perhaps, after tonight, Lucas's house would be left with only Charlotte alone.