Chapter 16: Former Good Friends Cross Over and Become Cinderella's Beautiful Older Sister Tian Xia Shu Ku

  Ariel Castle was the most beloved castle of Mother when she was a child, outside the castle were vast fields, Grandfather said that Mother loved to play in the fields when she was young, people from surrounding villages all knew this beautiful and lovely girl, at that time kind-hearted Mother always sympathized with those lowly slaves, Grandfather educated her a lot but until now Mother still doesn't have any idea of hierarchy, it's really a distressing kindness.

  The trees on both sides of the country road were planted neatly, and the scorching sun cast a cool shade over the people passing by. A cavalry team galloped past, kicking up a cloud of dust, and the fine dust particles floated in the air before slowly settling down.

  The soldiers automatically gathered and returned to the camp outside the castle, where the gate had been opened by waiting servants to welcome Windsor. They walked all the way to a small red house in the southwest and stopped. Windsor dismounted, followed by Sen, and the servants outside bowed to open the door for them. Inside, Windsor went straight to the third floor conference hall without saying a word. The conference hall was already filled with generals and wealthy businessmen from various places. Seeing Windsor return, they stood up one after another to greet him. Windsor politely returned their greetings and took his seat in the empty chief seat. To his left was his maternal grandfather, Henry Bigelow, Duke of Southland.

  In recent years, the old man's body has been getting worse and worse. Most of the things in Nandu were handled by Windsor. With his excellent political and military abilities, Windsor quickly took control of Nandu. His noble bloodline also made Windsor an object of flattery for generals at all levels in Nandu. After Windsor sat down, the generals from various places hastened to report the local situation to him. Soon, Windsor understood the battle situation.

  "Are you saying that after the massacre of Tona, the blacks did not continue their attack but instead chose to retreat back to the border?"

  An older general replied,

  "Yes, the black devils have learned their lesson. They are no longer in a hurry to reap benefits, but instead are fighting in an organized and disciplined manner. There must be some ulterior motive behind this."

  Windsor nodded in affirmation of the general's inference, and looked at a young man at the end of the table.

  "Berri, find out immediately who is in command of this nigger's unit!"

  The young man stood up and gave a standard military salute.

  "Yes!"

  After the meeting, Windsor had dinner with Marquis, and Henry looked at Windsor with kindness, his eyes occasionally showing nostalgia. Windsor knew that Grandpa was thinking of his mother, he knew he couldn't delay any longer, Grandpa's body couldn't wait any longer. After dinner, Windsor stayed in Airel Castle for a night's rest, and the next day before dawn, he led the soldiers to set out towards the southern border.

  The troops marched for a day, and Windsor ordered them to rest and replenish their supplies in the nearest village, as news from the border continued to arrive. The Black Ghost had taken advantage of Windsor's absence to occupy ten key towns near the border, leaving all the Southern generals feeling caught off guard - when had the Black Ghost become so bold and skilled in battle?

  At this moment Windsor was discussing with the generals where the problem lay, when a young man squeezed in from outside the door.

  "Your Excellency!"

  "Baili, have you investigated clearly?"

  "It's the king's conspiracy! Your Excellency the Duke! It's the king!"

  "What?!"

  All the generals present were discolored, Windsor was slightly stunned, and the king would rather lose territory than cut off his wings.

  "Duke, I disguised myself as a black ghost and infiltrated their ranks. I soon found out the commander's name, but this commander is someone I've never heard of before. At first, I thought he was some kind of heroic figure, but..."

  "Don't be hesitant! Speak quickly!"

  Impulsive commanders couldn't help but urge Berri on.

  "One time, I was wandering outside the commander's tent when a small soldier came over and pulled me in to have me take in some foot-washing water for the commander. I didn't think I would be so lucky, able to enter the commander's tent on my first day."

  "But when I saw the face of the commander, I was really startled. This person should be familiar to everyone, he is King's most trusted bodyguard Moses."

  Having heard this, these generals were furious and all clamored to go and kill the wicked king.

  "Duke, if I may say so, we might as well not go to the border either. Let's just raise an army and besiege the capital instead. I've had my eye on that sinister king for a long time."

  "Duke, the king is really cruel to you. You are his nephew after all, and how many years have you been granted a title? He has always used various excuses not to give you a fiefdom, isn't this just cowardice? I think that when the previous king passed away, he might have left a will to pass the throne to you, and the king has been suppressing you all these years because he's afraid you'll take back the throne!"

  Windsor pressed his hand to signal them not to speak, the generals looked at each other in dismay. The king's cruelty was a plain fact, but the duke refused to kill him and take his place. Dismissing all the generals, Sen walked up to Windsor and smiled,

  "Opportunity, a heaven-sent chance, we must grasp it firmly."

  Windsor nodded and looked at Sen, also smiling and saying,

  "This time it's the king who brought about his own downfall, wait till I've dealt with the dark devil and then go collect him!"

  Sen looked deeply at Windsor and felt that his current happiness was not pretended, he was really happy.

  "A secret agent from Wangdu has sent a message,"

  Windsor listened with great interest.

  "The Lucas family was confiscated and punished for deceiving Your Majesty, Mr. Lucas was exiled, Mrs. Lydia and Miss Katie were sent to the harem as female slaves, Cinderella escaped, people suspected that she took away the treasure map of the Lucas family."

  "Despicable! The king is truly despicable!"

  Windsor's baton in his hand was broken into two pieces.

  "Hurry up and send Wang Du's people to follow Mr. Lucas all the way, don't let them be discovered, also take care of Lydia and Katie in the palace, and must find Cinderella before the king!"

  "Yes!"

  Meng Ye took orders and left, Windsor could no longer sit still, the king was already impatient to get rid of him, such a trick was used, it seemed that it was inevitable, he had to seize the opportunity to break the cooperation between the king and the black ghost.

  It's been two or three days since we arrived at the border, and our tug-of-war with the Black Demons has also lasted for two or three days. The battle situation has not made any breakthroughs. Windsor tried to send elite troops disguised as slaves into the Black Demon army camp to assassinate the commander, but one soldier was exposed, and the plan failed. The Black Demons became even more vigilant. Just when everyone was at a loss, a young high-ranking general suddenly appeared in front of the Black Demon army. Some people judged that this young man must have a very high status among the Black Demons, and may have a father who can influence the battle situation. If we capture him, there may be unexpected benefits. After several days of observation, Windsor decided to take a risk and ordered a cavalry team to launch a surprise attack on the commander's tent at night to divert the attention of the Black Demons, while Windsor personally led the troops to capture the young general.

  Time was of the essence, and Windsor decided to act that very night.

  Lurking in the dark forest, everyone was like a wooden stake lying on the grass, Windsor kept an eye on the black ghost camp, soldiers came and went, inside was quiet as if they were all asleep. Suddenly, a scream came from behind the camp, flames burst out everywhere, the black ghosts fled, put out fires, and fought against each other in chaos. Windsor smiled with satisfaction, clapped his hands to signal, and the soldiers quickly got up under the cover of night and snuck into the camp. In the center of the camp was a large tent that stood out from the others, it was very delicate and luxurious, not like a military tent at all, but rather like one used by nobles for hunting trips. Windsor judged that this must be the little white-faced commander's tent.

  "Get around!"

  The person inside should not have been sleeping, with such a big commotion outside, he actually had no reaction, this abnormal behavior made Windsor dare not to be careless. The candlelight inside flickered, and water droplets splashed on the curtain, it turned out that he was taking a bath! Windsor used the long gun in his hand to lift open the curtain of the tent entrance.

  "Ah!"

  A woman with a snow-white body, not a single thread on her, wet hair, and several puddles of water on the ground all indicate that this is a woman who has just finished bathing and hasn't had time to put on clothes yet.

  The person who suddenly rushed in startled her, but she obviously reacted quickly and immediately grabbed a woolen blanket to wrap around her key parts.

  "What are you doing?! I am Princess Visa! I warn you, killing me will come at a cost!"

  The woman wanted to use her princess identity to save herself, and she succeeded. Windsor was really surprised to see her, not expecting to capture such a valuable person.

  "It seems you don't remember me at all, lovely Camellia"

  The moment before she was like a porcupine princess, but hearing this name immediately turned her into a big white rabbit. She rushed into Windsor's arms.

  "Windsor, it's so great to see you!"

  The action was too violent and the princess's woolen blanket slipped off. Windsor picked it up awkwardly and wrapped it around her again.

  "Tea, don't worry and follow me?"

  "Of course!"

  Windsor hugged the princess and rode away quickly from the black devil's camp.