"As one of the factors that caused Prince Johnny to be killed, you already bear the crime of death by a thousand swords. If you hadn't said today that there is a way to save the prince, I would have ordered someone to drag you out and behead you." Terras said unceremoniously, "So, you should be very clear that you have no room for bargaining with me. Besides, in order to build mutual trust, before I send you into the Sky Ring Cave, you must do something for me. thing."
Teras was quite majestic and imposing, and there was no room for clear sky to refute her words. She was sweating profusely, so she had to bow her head and say, "Yes, please speak, king."
Terras then said: "I want you to go to the prison to visit Vanessa, the culprit who killed Johnny, tell her the current situation of Whirlpool Island, persuade her to reveal her crimes to the world, and admit that the Dolly family failed in rebellion. The last surviving nobleman swears to lead by example, forever loyal to the Keen Dynasty, and orders the remaining clansmen to do the same."
"Me?...Let me convince you? I'm not a nobleman of Keen..." Qingkong was a little puzzled.
"Because you are not a nobleman of Keane, and you are inseparable from the death of Prince Johnny, so you are the best person to talk to." Teras interrupted.
Clear Sky already understands that King Terras wants to show his kindness to Princess Vanessa, and at the same time, as himself who witnessed the whirlpool island turning into scorched earth, he is also the best describer and messenger.
However, recalling the relationship with Princess Vanessa at the beginning, she seems to have been playing with herself as a pawn, and never gave her sincerity. Qingkong really has no confidence in convincing this moody princess of subjugation, Then he said truthfully: "I can try, but I can't guarantee. That Princess Vanessa is not a simple character..."
"If that's the case, then you should apologise with death." Terras said coldly, leaving no room for Qingkong.
Qingkong wanted to open his mouth again to fight for better conditions for himself, but Nibel had already said loudly: "Come on!"
The group of twelve silver guards just now immediately stepped into the counselor's hall, obeyed the king's order, held Qingkong and walked towards the prison.
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This time, there was no sedan chair on the road, and Qingkong followed the pace of the guards across the two suspended stone roads connecting the towers, and came to the stone rock of the Tianhuan Mountains. The silver guard who led the way opened the gate with a token, walked through the hollow stone cave for a while, and came to a rather wide hall with a very thick stone pillar connected in the middle... After a closer look, I found that it was actually a tall tower Part of it is that the top and bottom of the tower are connected into the mountain.
The silver guard walked to the side of the tower and opened another stone door. Inside was a rectangular space. Qingkong followed his footsteps and walked in. He stood still facing the wall, only to feel that the whole box moved a few times and began to fall when the stone door behind it was closed. , It turns out that this is a teleportation box that acts as an elevator.
The falling stopped, walked out of the box, and a stone path appeared in front of you. When you reached the end, you needed a token to open the door. In this way, you opened three doors in succession, and finally entered the prison area. The structure inside is vertical and horizontal, with scattered different cells, and Princess Vanessa, who committed a heinous crime, is arranged in a fairly deep area.
When the guard finally stopped in front of the princess' cell, Qing Kong finally breathed a sigh of relief, she had been walking for more than half an hour.
There are two layers of net doors outside Princess Vanessa's cell. The stone room is almost sealed. There is only a rectangular opening at the bottom of the door, which seems to be the entrance for food delivery.
The guard of the team leader placed a token that looked like a master key in the center of the stone gate, and a circle of white light flashed, revealing the appearance of the princess in the room—she was sitting cross-legged with her back to the door, dressed in blue cloth and barefoot, With her hair down, she was motionless and silent. There is nothing else in the room except the other side's stack of straw in the corner.
"Vanessa, someone is here to see you." The guard shouted, then turned to Qing Kong and said, "Give you half an hour to talk, and then I will pick you up."
Then, he took down the token, and led the other guards to retreat outside the second iron net gate.
Qingkong knew that the stone door must be open at this time, so she pushed it with her hand, and sure enough—the door opened inward, revealing the princess who was sitting still.
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"It's me, Qingkong." The girl greeted tentatively.
Princess Vanessa was silent for a moment, then turned her head slowly: "I really didn't expect that you are still alive. After Johnny died, you and I should be the only ones who are still alive, right?"
Qingkong sighed, and walked forward: "You really don't even bother to hide it... Does this mean you plan to have a showdown with me?"
"I have nothing to show you. You should know what you should know." Vanessa said and turned her head away.
"I don't know everything." Qing Kong bent down, squatted behind her, and said, "For example, I don't know what you really think. The image of you in my mind is still that brave, smart The image of a beautiful woman who likes to smile."
Vanessa "hehe" sneered twice: "Are you sent by Terras? What's his purpose, you can just tell me. Didn't the guard just say that we only have half an hour? Long-winded, I'm afraid I won't be able to get to the point when the time is up."
After hearing this, Clear Sky could only sigh, and responded: "Okay, since that's the case, I'll just say it straight—Whirlpool Island was blown up, Storm City has no ashes, and your home is gone..."
Vanessa's back was visibly stiff: "This matter... they have already told me... I don't believe it!"
Qingkong took two steps forward, came to her side, looked over with very sincere eyes, and said: "This is what I saw with my own eyes, and this is the reason why I was sent to see you..."
"I don't believe it!" Vanessa exclaimed, shaking her head vigorously.