When Liu Pengfei left the yard, his face gradually became solemn. Princess Laura was so eager to kill the queen. She was really a decisive woman. This was also the most unpleasant thing about her. Liu Pengfei asked himself, if it weren't for the princess's young and beautiful appearance, and the contrast between a young girl and a black-bellied queen, he really didn't like her in other aspects. He thought that he had made a lot of sacrifices for the school to get close to this woman.
While Liu Pengfei was thinking, he came to the Royal Guards camp outside the palace. The Royal Guards had been infiltrated by Princess Laura's forces a long time ago. Even those who had not been infiltrated were locked up in the palace dungeon before last night. Now, those who can stay in this camp are all the princess's people. Some of them are direct descendants with more seniority than Liu Pengfei. However, as a mid-level mage and with some unclear relationship with the princess, his status is naturally not comparable to these people.
The princess asked him to come here to find a knight named Yaur, who would help him complete this task. Liu Pengfei had never heard of this person, but since he was arranged by the princess to be involved in this matter, he must be her confidant.
This unknown guy was obviously the one the princess had arranged to do the dirty work. Liu Pengfei felt that the princess was quite righteous at this time. He only needed to take the reputation of this matter without getting bloodstained. The specific action could be left to this Yaur.
As soon as he arrived at the camp, a Royal Guard officer came running down from the building, and before he could even stand still, he was busy saluting him and saying, "Sir Liu Pengfei, may I ask how I can help you?"
"Sir Yaul, I need to do something for the princess and I need a few of the most reliable people." Liu Pengfei said.
"Where are you going?" the other party asked.
"It's in the palace, in the west building."
Yaur nodded thoughtfully and said, "In that case, let me go with you. Some things don't require too many people."
The West Building where the queen lives is an independent three-story stone building. It was originally used to accommodate visiting guests, but now this independent house is used to keep the queen under house arrest.
Liu Pengfei arrived in front of the small building and saw that there were nearly thirty soldiers blocking the entire building downstairs. The high-ranking knight Agudero, who was in the lead, saw Liu Pengfei coming and nodded slightly and said, "Sir Liu Pengfei, to enter the house at the back, you must have the princess's own order. Otherwise, no one can contact the queen."
Liu Pengfei took out a scroll and handed it to Agudero, who read it carefully and nodded, saying, "My soldiers and I will not go near that house, nor will we care what happens inside. We only care about one thing, that is, the queen is not allowed to leave that building."
"Of course, I am very clear about this." Liu Pengfei replied.
Agudero hesitated for a moment, then said, "Please remember that she is still a queen, and she should be treated as such."
Liu Pengfei patted him on the shoulder and said, "I know."
The soldiers guarding the small building then dispersed to both sides, making way for a path.
When Liu Pengfei and Knight Yaur walked into the small building, Agudero looked at their backs and sighed.
The queen herself was locked in a suite on the third floor. There were only two maids on the first and second floors who were responsible for temporarily taking care of the queen's daily life. Liu Pengfei came to the door of the queen's room on the third floor, only to see that there was a rather complicated seal on the door, which prevented people from touching the door behind.
Liu Pengfei placed a small plate on the seal. The seal flashed with light and then disappeared, revealing the keyhole of the door. He took out a key from his pocket and opened the door.
In the living room inside the door, a purple-haired woman was sitting with her back to the door. Liu Pengfei could see a royal demon-sealing mark on the back of her neck. This female mage, who was originally a mid-level mage, was now just a powerless woman.
Hearing the noise at the door, she jumped up nervously and looked back at Liu Pengfei. There was no trace of grace left in this beautiful woman, only fear and terror.
She saw that Liu Pengfei looked frightened and confused. She screamed and then covered her mouth again. She asked with a trembling voice through her fingers: "Sir, are you Chinese?"
"You don't know who I am?" Liu Pengfei asked in surprise. He always felt that he was an important person around the princess. The leader of the rival company in front of him didn't even know him, which really showed that she was extremely mediocre in politics and intelligence.
"I don't know. I saw you that day because of the fiefdom competition, but you didn't appear, so I don't know your name." The queen said in a low voice.
"My name is Liu Pengfei. I'm Princess Laura's staff member and also her friend."
"Even the Chinese Tower has sided with the princess?"
Liu Pengfei did not answer the question directly, but said: "Do you know why I came here today?"
The queen looked at the several strong knights behind him and suddenly burst into tears and said, "I know, I know, my time is up. But I don't want to die, I really don't want to die."
Liu Pengfei was a little unprepared for the queen's sudden emotional breakdown. He said, "This is the fate that losers have to face. Do you have any other requests?"
The queen covered her face and cried for a long time, sobbing and saying: "I don't have anything else, I just want to know whether Javier is dead or alive, and what happened to him later?"
"He was not caught that night, but I don't know his whereabouts now. I guess Metatron took her into hiding."
"As long as he hasn't been caught and killed, it means there is still a chance. The God of War will definitely protect him." Hearing that Javier was not in the princess's hands, she felt better. "Excuse me, how is my husband, the king, doing now?"
"The king's condition is not good. He will hardly survive today or tomorrow." Liu Pengfei said: "Princess Laura arranged for a magician to treat his body, but his vitality has been exhausted to the extreme, and nothing can be done about it."
"I have one final request..." the Queen whispered.
"You want to go see him?"
"Yes! Just take a look. Or... die beside him." The queen nodded repeatedly and said in a pleading tone, "I don't want to die here alone."
Liu Pengfei frowned and said, "That's impossible. There are very few things I can promise you. Now, I have said everything I can say. Now it's your turn to face your own fate. As the queen, I can give you a choice. How do you want to die?"