Liu Pengfei pushed open a mottled and heavy iron door and came to the back garden of the palace.
The usually tidy and beautiful garden is now completely unrecognizable from its original appearance. There are a lot of rubble of different sizes scattered on the grass and flower beds, many trees have been broken and knocked down, and several corridors and a small building have been collapsed by the rocks. The whole place is in ruins at a glance.
This was the result of the collapse of the Glorious Wing Tower during the fierce battle last night. However, in such a dilapidated garden, Princess Laura, wearing a simple swordsman's outfit, crossed her arms, stepped on a piece of gravel, and silently stared at the huge stone in front of her. The stone was two stories high and fell into the pond, turning into an isolated island in the pond. The side of the stone facing the princess was covered with various magic marks, which was the remains of the Glorious Wing Tower.
"Laura, are you looking for me? I'm collecting information from last night. What happened yesterday was too complicated and I haven't figured it out yet." Liu Pengfei walked to Princess Laura, put his hand around her waist naturally, and gave her a gentle smile.
"What a beautiful garden, it turned into this in the blink of an eye. I saw how these stones fell from the upstairs yesterday, but today I feel it up close here, and I still have to sigh at the horror of that scene. The history of the Tower of Shining Wings is even older than that of the Black Dragon Empire. It is an existence that countless people need to look up to, but today it has become a pile of broken stones in my garden. So it is really hard to predict what the world will become." Although the princess was only sixteen or seventeen years old, when she said these words, her tone was full of vicissitudes, like an adult who had been tortured by too many things in the world. The slightly strong summer sun shone on her face, showing the fine hair on her cheeks, full of youthful breath, and made Liu Pengfei feel an unreal contrast.
Liu Pengfei noticed that the princess' eyelids were a little swollen, which must be the traces left by crying not long ago. He couldn't help asking: "What's the matter? Is there anything that makes you unhappy today?"
The princess' bright eyes lingered on his face for a moment and she said, "Too many things happened yesterday, some of which were hard for me to accept. Naturally, I'm in a bad mood."
"You mean the sacrifices we made? Don't think about these unhappy things. At least the goal has been basically achieved, right?" Liu Pengfei put his arm around her shoulders, and the princess' body trembled slightly. "Laura, there is good news. They found Master Salmeron, and the master is not dead. He was still conscious when we found him, but he was buried too deep and he couldn't escape by himself. I think he should be able to recover after a few days of rest. But your guardian knight Tavares is not so lucky. He was seriously injured and fell into a coma, but I believe that as long as he is treated by the Tower of Healers, he will be able to get better."
"I already know about this." Princess Laura took a deep breath, gently put her hand on Liu Pengfei's and said, "It's a pity that Almeida fell to his death yesterday, otherwise Tavares and the others would have recovered much faster."
"Yeah, I never thought that Cona could kill one of the two masters under siege. Almeida's state of mind was greatly affected after Gibran's death, so he was confused by the illusion in a panic and jumped out of the window. Today, I guess the entire Healer's Tower will fight over who will inherit the position of the tower master."
Princess Laura said, "None of this matters now. I have been making a decision since this morning. But if I were to do this, I would become someone who would be cursed by future generations in history books."
"You mean... the queen?" Liu Pengfei asked softly.
"Yes. My father has been unconscious for two days, and the royal wizard in charge of his treatment said that he will not survive today or tomorrow. And Javier has disappeared with the remnants of the Tower of Shining Wings. Now only the queen is under house arrest in her room. Most people know that only if I inherit this kingdom can it exist peacefully in this world, but the queen will not give up. We... need an end." The young princess turned her head and stared at Liu Pengfei with her seemingly pure eyes, the meaning of which was simple and direct.
Liu Pengfei was a little afraid to look directly into her eyes. Those eyes were like a whirlpool, with too many emotions that were hesitant to speak. It seemed that they could easily stir up a person's ambition and wipe out his conscience.
"You want me to deal with the queen?" Liu Pengfei swallowed his saliva. Watching historical dramas and palace dramas is one thing, but personally taking part in them is another feeling. He had seen the queen before. She was a beautiful woman with some magic skills but not much political acumen. She devoted most of her energy to taking care of the kingdom and her son, playing the role of a good wife and a good mother in life, and maintaining the relationship between the royal family and the Royal Magic Tower. But she didn't have the ability to manage these forces. Or, she always had the Tower of Shining Wings and the Sasso Saint to rely on, so she didn't need to show these abilities at all.
Just a poor woman.
But Liu Pengfei could tell from the princess's expression that this girl was determined and ruthless. Maybe only such a queen was worth investing in
Princess Laura seemed to see the hesitation in his eyes. She turned around, stood opposite Liu Pengfei, and said to him word by word: "After tomorrow, I will be the queen of this country. I can allow my men to hesitate and be timid, but my man must be a real warrior. This is not for me, but for yourself. You always stand by my side now. Do you know how much attention you are paying attention to where you are now? If you can't scare those who are plotting all kinds of things, it will be difficult for you to survive. You might as well return to Montenegro as soon as possible."
"Laura, I didn't expect that you were doing this for me in the end." Liu Pengfei's eyes showed a touch of emotion. "I was just wondering if that woman still had any value to me, or how to end it all for the best of our benefit. Don't take this as my weakness."
"You guys who think you are smart and resourceful tend to think too much. Given this person's identity, the trouble she can cause is definitely more than her value. More importantly, I don't have anything I need from her right now." The princess stretched out a hand and stroked Liu Pengfei's face. "Can you do this well?"
"Of course, everything will be as you wish soon." Liu Pengfei hugged her and kissed her forehead gently.