Chapter 31: The Beautiful Woman of Fierce Fire

  Windsor didn't dare to stop for long on the way, and only entered a deep mountain to hide from the royal army. This journey was relatively easy for him, although the palace had issued a wanted order, but apart from the royal army, other lords simply didn't care, at most they just pretended to be serious.

  Before long, they arrived at Nandi, Windsor comforted the tired soldiers and war horses, so the speed slowed down. Sen rushed up from behind without stopping his horse and finally caught up with them. He lifted the curtain and finally felt relieved. Although Windsor had lost a circle, he looked good with a radiant complexion.

  "Windsor, some bad news and some good news, which one do you want to hear?"

  "Haha, stop joking, you think I have time?"

  "That damned Lydia's people have turned traitor! Alas, I haven't found her yet, nor Charlotte; however much I say they won't follow me."

  The forest was gloomy and Windsor also felt suffocated.

  "Didn't Charlotte come with you?"

  "Haha, how is it possible! I've tied her up and brought her here."

  Windsor tried to laugh and struggled to hold back a straight face as she scolded.

  "How can you tie people up? Are you a thug? A rascal? I'm really worried about Uncle."

  Sen laughed and scolded,

  "Hum, don't pretend! If you have the ability to pretend, then you shouldn't go see her!"

  Windsor finally smiled.

  "Let's go, take me to see her, it's been a long time since I've seen her."

  Meng Dai Lu led Windsor to a small tent not far away and nodded his head.

  "It's right here, I won't go in, she goes crazy when she sees me now."

  Windsor couldn't wait to see the person in the tent, she had walked very quickly just now, and now that she was in front of her, she felt a little nostalgic. After two years, would she still be the same as before, or had something changed?

  The two people in front of the tent clearly saw who was coming and saluted with a standard military salute. Windsor entered the tent, the space inside couldn't compare to his military tent, but it was enough for daily life. Satisfied with Sen's arrangement, Windsor cleared his throat, reminding the woman behind the mosquito net.

  "Bastard! Let me go back! You're crazy!"

  The woman's vitriol was coarse and hard to hear, Windsor couldn't believe it, how Charlotte had become like this.

  "Charlotte! Shut up!"

  The woman did not stop scolding, Windsor could no longer bear it and finally shouted loudly to stop her.

  "Huh? Who are you?"

  A beautiful woman stretched her head out of the mosquito net, but her body didn't move, apparently she was too lazy to get up.

  Windsor suddenly saw Charlotte, somewhat dazed, seeing him silly and speechless, she thought it was another fool who was infatuated with her beauty, she was a bit complacent, with a hint of disdain in her eyes towards Windsor.

  "Get out, go call that bastard, I want to talk to him."

  It's not Charlotte! Windsor was adamant that two years wouldn't change a person to the marrow of their bones, so who is she? Why does she look exactly like Charlotte? Did Charlotte really die?

  Disheartened, he returned to his tent and saw Windsor in this state, knowing that there was probably a big problem.

  "Windsor? What's going on? Alas, you don't have to say it, I already know. The commoner Charlotte and the noble Charlotte can't be compared, she has undergone great changes in her life and some personality changes are reasonable. Later, if you bring her back again, she will become that proud and arrogant Charlotte again!"

  The comfort of the forest was completely ignored by Windsor, who understood what it meant that Charlotte herself couldn't see that this wasn't a person!

  "Meng, she looks just like Charlotte, I don't think it's a coincidence."

  Moriya was convinced that Windsor was fake, and he wondered how Windsor had judged.

  "So what are you going to do? I've brought everyone here, shall I send them back?"

  He gave her a glance, and Windsor continued to say,

  "In a little while you'll be setting up the fire rack, there's a big show tonight, Fire Beauty~"

  I don't know what Windsor is thinking about, he's in a bad mood and doesn't want to say much, Sen immediately executed without saying another word.

  When Windsor says the name, even Sen, who has killed countless people, trembles.

  "You're not crazy, are you?! If she's really like that, don't regret it later."

  At these words, Windsor hesitated for a moment, thought again and said,

  "She doesn't know me at all."

  Suddenly enlightened

  "I thought she hadn't noticed me so I forgot about it, but surprisingly you don't remember either! It seems that she really isn't Charlotte, then where is Charlotte?"

  "You'd better ask Charlotte herself."

  At the end of summer, the trees in the mountains were still lush and green, with insects chirping and birds singing incessantly. A bonfire was burning fiercely on a clearing in the woods, its dancing flames tearing through the thick night sky. The soldiers surrounding the fire were whispering to each other when the arrival of a group of people caught their attention.

  Windsor walked at the very front, behind her were several high-ranking military officers from various camps, all of whom were accustomed to this, the only thing they had never seen before was a little girl.

  The soldiers stepped aside, feeling the warmth of the bonfire, the female demon hid behind someone, uncomfortable. Windsor saw her expression and thought of something, her eyes froze, but her voice was filled with a smile.

  "Charlotte, you can't stay in the back and roast a fire, it's cold at night in the mountains, come over here so you don't catch a chill."

  While saying that, he waved at her, and the people around him, except for Sen, were watching the excitement, while others had ambiguous expressions.

  The female demon enjoyed the attention of others, she endured discomfort standing beside Windsor, squeezing Sen to one side. Sen looked forward to this guy making a fool of himself and actively cooperated with Windsor, so he didn't mind her rough behavior.

  "You care about me so much, we must have known each other before, but you don't know that I almost drowned recently and after being rescued, I forgot some things from the past. Can you tell me what our relationship was like before? And by the way, I still don't even know your name."

  The last sentence came out, the female demon pretended to be shy and looked at Windsor, Windsor couldn't help but...

  "It wasn't Charlotte who was rescued, but you."

  Windsor's voice was gentle, but her words made the female demon panic and lose color. She covered up her unease with a sweet smile and said,

  "How can I not be Charlotte? Is there anyone else in this world as beautiful as me? Don't joke around!"

  Windsor spoke again, her tone oppressive.

  "Her beauty is not something you can handle, tell me where Charlotte is hidden or I might consider giving you a quick death, but if you want to taste the flavor of being burned alive, I'll fulfill your wish."

  The female demon knew she couldn't deceive him any longer and stopped pretending to be Charlotte. She looked at Windsor with full vigilance, keeping a distance from him, showing her strong defensive consciousness.

  She furiously pointed at Windsor and yelled.

  "You can't kill me! I am a descendant of the Merfolk!"

  I thought she was just a little water demon, but it turns out she has a background, this is going to be difficult to deal with.

  "When can merfolk come ashore at will and steal human skin to flaunt it? Merfolk and humans have always respected each other's boundaries, but now you're invading our territory. Why can't I kill you to maintain the original order?" Besides, if you don't die, what about my Charlotte?

  The female demon was speechless under Windsor's questioning, and she was still trying to argue, but her momentum had weakened a lot.

  "Even if I'm wrong, it's not up to you to judge me! You promised to let me go back into the water, and I'll tell you where Charlotte is."

  "Let you go as soon as I find Charlotte."

  The female demon smiled coldly.

  "Hmph! Just because merfolk aren't as intelligent as humans doesn't mean we're fools! Will you still let me go after finding Charlotte? Despicable human!"

  Windsor didn't have any sense of being insulted at all, her expression was relaxed and natural, this contrast made the female demon completely no match for her!

  "Do you think you can still negotiate with me in your current state?"

  Just as they were in the middle of their conversation, someone had already brought over a cross. Windsor took one look at it and laughed, saying:

  "Mermaids don't hate fire the most, are you satisfied with my arrangement? How about we make a bet? Bet on when she'll beg for mercy."

  The sentence behind was said to the soldiers, causing a burst of cheers and applause.

  The female demon also saw the cross, and when she looked into Windsor's eyes again, it was as if she had seen a devil. The female demon retreated continuously.

  "How's it going? Have you thought it through? Being stubborn will only lead to suffering."

  "Windsor, why are you still facing her? Go straight to punishment!"

  All the way, Sen was subjected to a lot of anger from the female demon. He had thought it was just Charlotte, but now even a mermaid dared to order him around!

  The two words "capital punishment" scared the female demon so much that she knelt down on the ground.

  "I say, don't burn me, I'll tell you everything,"

  "Speak quickly! Dare to tell a lie and you'll be executed immediately!"

  The mermaid shuddered again, and tears couldn't be held back. It seems that the mermaid's fear of fire is not in vain.

  "The river next to Edward's castle, Charlotte is at the bottom of the river."

  "What's going on?! How can Charlotte be at the bottom of the river?!" Windsor exclaimed in shock and hastily asked.

  "Did you drop her into the river?!"

  "Don't worry, I have a shield at the bottom of the river, and it's no problem breathing inside,"

  Windsor let out a sigh of relief, she might be fine, but how was he going to rescue her? Now the king's men were looking for him everywhere in the capital, and except for the south, he was facing the predicament of being pursued by the royal army wherever he went. How could he ensure her safety in such a situation? Windsor was entangled in his heart, had no interest in dealing with the female demon again, and planned to lock her up first and then kill her after finding Charlotte.

  Mushroom blocked Windsor

  "Hesitation will lead to changes, I think she doesn't dare to lie at all. It's better to settle her now, after that there are many things to deal with and it's hard to guard against everything, in case she escapes, Charlotte won't be able to change back to her original form."

  Mori's words were indeed reasonable, but he was too hasty, and Windsor immediately ordered the soldiers to carry out the execution by fire.