Although nervousness is unavoidable, Qing Kong still obeyed his promise, put on a veil to cover his face, and was ready to enter the oath tower and perform his last double performance.
Two quarters of an hour before we arrived, the attendants who came to meet us knocked on the door of the princess bedroom. At this time, the jeweled "princess" standing in the room was Qingkong alone, and the real Princess Vanessa had already been there half an hour later. before leaving his room.
[Probably to avoid suspicion, but also to be able to safely spend the night of the engagement ceremony. ] Qingkong thinks so.
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In order to avoid revealing his feet, Qing Kong repeatedly reminded himself not to make any voices, and all responses were indicated by nodding and gestures. Of course, the accompanying attendant didn't talk too much, and this kind of response was enough.
So, following the footsteps of the two maids and two guards to the foot of the tower, the exquisite sedan chair was already waiting at the door, and there were two rows of dozens of guards in golden armor behind the sedan chair.
Stepping on the sedan chair, under the escort of soldiers, they marched all the way to the deepest part of the royal city. About a quarter of an hour later, the team stopped under a towering tower. The pagoda is constructed of white jade, and the corners of the eaves are decorated with black stones, revealing the same sacred meaning as the Holy Spirit Hall.
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Stepping off the sedan chair, the two guards pushed open the thick black stone gate engraved with the pattern of flying dragons ascending to heaven for "Her Royal Highness"—"Your Highness, I promise that the tower is a forbidden area, and only the royal family can enter it. You can go by yourself." Said the guard on one side.
The pretending princess nodded slightly, dragged her gorgeous purple dress and long tail, and walked firmly into the tower.
When Qingkong's figure was completely submerged in the exquisite and mysterious religious totem on the floor of the oath tower, the black stone gate behind her was also suddenly closed by the guards.
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The lobby on the first floor of the Oath Tower is an empty circular room carved with the teachings of the Holy Spirit and holy pictures on all sides. The totems depicted in the circles on the floor exude a faint golden light, which is the only source of light in this room. The murals on all sides are more mysterious.
Walking in from the gate, facing the only spiral staircase entrance leading to the upper floor. Qingkong walked up the first step, looked up, and suddenly felt dizzy... [This is too high! ] She cursed inwardly. The crystal shoes on the feet are ten centimeters high. Although in the game, no matter what shoes you wear, you can walk like flying, but such a high floor and so many stairs, no matter how fast you walk, it will take half an hour to reach the top Well, the feet are not tired and the heart is also tired...
[Anyway, I have to change back with the princess when the time comes, so I might as well stay on the first floor and make soy sauce until dawn. ] Qingkong thought so, sat down on the first step of the stairs, propped his head with his arms, and got tangled up.
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Time passed in the boring tangle of clear sky. She was sitting, lying, and upright. She changed countless positions on the stairs, on the floor, and against the wall. She was still lazy and unwilling to climb up. She only hoped that the time would pass sooner, and the real princess would sooner. Come over and change your identity until—
There seemed to be a commotion in the quiet surroundings, and the noise came from outside the tower.
Qingkong stood up all of a sudden, and ran a few steps up the stairs. What she was afraid of was that if the tower door was pushed open and it was discovered that she hadn't gone up to the top room to chant sutras, then...her disguised identity would... Won't it be exposed
Before it was too late to worry more, the commotion outside the tower was getting closer and closer, and Qingkong's panic became more and more serious. She had no choice but to lift the heavy skirt with both hands, step forward with long legs, and run quickly to the top of the tower!
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After running up the spiral staircase for about a dozen times, Qingkong seemed to hear the sound of the stone door under the tower being pushed open.
[Is there really an assassin coming to assassinate the princess tonight? ...] Qingkong didn't believe the saying that "the oath tower is the assassin's last chance when he recites the scriptures", and he only agreed to come here as a substitute for the psychological comfort of Princess Vanessa, so he was not ready for the assassination... At this moment, Her only thought was to run, and keep running—run to the top floor, and then figure out what to do.
There seemed to be real footsteps climbing the stairs from under the tower. Although it was slight, it was not far away, which made Qingkong's panic even more intense. He accelerated his steps and ran wildly—
The number of spiral staircases above the head is getting fewer and fewer, and the room at the top is getting closer... Qingkong didn't think about how to deal with the assassins after reaching the top, but somehow felt that only by running there could he find a life-saving straw. Then, with a blank mind, the white jade stone door at the entrance of the room on the top floor appeared before his eyes.
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Pushing open the door with both hands without hesitation, the scene in front of her made the girl stunned in place, frozen in place like a bolt from the blue, unbelievably, unreasonably—
She saw the dead body of... Prince Johnny hanging in front of the statue of the Holy Spirit...
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Both feet went limp for a while, and Qingkong sat down on the ground, completely unaware of what happened...
At this time, a familiar voice came from behind her - "Clear sky? Clear sky! Stand up quickly! There is no time!"
Qingkong turned his head, only to see the figure of Leoria appearing at some time, and he picked her up from the ground: "I alarmed the guards by the tower, the pursuers assigned by the royal family may come up to the tower soon, we have to Get out of here quickly!"
Qing Kong finally came back to her senses. At this time, she also clearly heard the commotion that seemed to be getting closer and closer from the bottom of the tower.
"I don't know what happened..." She looked at Leoria in panic.
"I understand, this is a trap." Leoria patted her head reassuringly, and repeated, "We are running out of time, we must leave here quickly."
"How to leave?..." The entire tower seemed to have only the only entrance at the bottom of the tower. Except for the statue of the Holy Spirit facing the Holy Spirit, the room on the top floor was a strip of windows made of stained glass, with no exit.
The sound behind him became more and more clear, and the sound of footsteps rubbing against metal armor could be heard. Leoria hurriedly dragged Qingkong into the room on the top floor, closed the door firmly, then grabbed the girl by the shoulder and said to her, "Don't be afraid, trust me."
After speaking, he pulled the girl over and came to a window, and drew out his long sword, smashing the glass to pieces. The strong wind outside the tower suddenly blows away the veil of the clear sky.
"What is this for?" Qingkong's face suddenly turned pale. She didn't need to look, she could feel the height of the tower and the state of falling to pieces... "Aren't you... you want to jump down?" The girl asked in disbelief.
"Yes." Leo Lia pulled the girl in, "This is the only way now."
Qingkong was still hesitating, but the sound outside the door seemed not far away—the moment the white jade stone door opened inward with a "click", Leoria picked up the girl by the waist, and jumped out of the window And go...