It felt very strange, like walking into an illusory emerald dream.

A faint mist wrapped around me, leaving me unable to see the scenery in the distance. I could only walk forward step by step, and every step was so careful. I kept trying to clear the fog in front of me, trying to see the real world clearly. I even forgot where I came from, where I was, and where I was.

I found that even under my feet were layered with fog, and I was actually floating in an unknown space.

A drop of clear and transparent water passed by my eyes and flew from bottom to top, which violated my cognition.

Then, I clearly heard the sound of falling into the water with a "plash".

Suddenly, I looked up and saw a blue and vast lake above my head.

Oh, no! That's not a lake, it's not that big, it's a sea!

A peaceful sea of ​​tranquility like a mirror.

It was the layers of fog that appeared in front of me that blocked me and made me see it only then.

However, in the sea water above my head, a blurred woman's face floated quietly on the sea surface. The face was completely composed of water elements. She looked a bit like Ying Li, and some looked like Qi Ge, or somewhere like Sister Guoguo.

In a trance, the face suddenly asked me, "Where are you from?"

A powerful spiritual force hit my face, occupying my body and controlling my thinking, like countless spider silks bound me to the spot.

I tried hard to recall my past. The feeling was like a time retracement. The scenery in front of me was regressing rapidly. The bustling imperial capital, the quiet city of El, the desolate Pai Plateau, the green star lake grassland, and the endless New Zealand mountains.

The picture in my mind suddenly froze in front of a forest with raging flames. The continuous snow mountains around it wrapped the burning forest in it. Every tree was burning constantly, as if the flames were their leaves, forming a sea of ​​fire, but there were endless snow mountains around it, and snowflakes were floating around.

Just among the rolling mountains, an old orc wearing a ragged animal skin was walking hard on the snow.

He lived with a strange-shaped crutch, like a wooden stick painted with totem, and a beast's skull was embedded at the top of the stick. Every step he took seemed very difficult. The bitter cold wind mixed with snowflakes blew on his face, like a blade.

Behind the old orc was a young orc carrying a wooden bow. His body seemed to have been frozen, curled up in his fur coat, revealing only a pair of clear eyes. He walked step by step along the footprints of the old orc, and seemed to be likely to fall at any time.

He paused, staring at the edge of the burning forest ahead, a baby lying on the snow on the edge of the deep forest.

There is a place where wind and snow meet with flames. Snowflakes as sharp as swords blow there, quickly being swallowed by layers of heat waves that burn the forest. Those heat waves want to extend outward, but are blown out by the bitter cold wind.

I suddenly remembered why the old orc's face was so familiar. He was Old Kuru, and wasn't the orc child following him Kuz?

And is that baby lying on the ground me?

What if it was me?

Then why am I still here?

I shouted excitedly, but the sound was stuck in my throat and could not be made anyway, and I was so anxious that I was sweating profusely.

"ah!"

I finally woke up.

The world burning with raging flames and snow suddenly turned into countless pieces, like a broken mirror.

The scenery in front of me returned to its original appearance. There was a round table in the empty living room, and a huge crystal ball was placed on the round table. Prince James and I stood in front of the crystal ball, reflecting my pale face as if awakened from the smooth surface of the crystal ball.

Prince James stood aside with his hands behind his back, his hair being meticulously taken care of, and he looked at me calmly.

"Come with me!" He spoke in a straightforward imperial language, and after speaking, he walked towards the door.

I was like a puppet at the mercy of others. While following him, I took out a handkerchief to wipe the sweat from my forehead. But my steps did not hesitate at all. I felt that as long as I had any hesitation, he would take Ying Li away from me.

The corridor of the castle is quiet and terrifying. The corridor is covered with scarlet carpets, and the magic lighting on the walls are made of pure gold, and colorful gems are inlaid on it, which makes me feel the urge to take out a knife and pry it off.

In addition to the middle-aged butler following Prince James, there were two structural knights who could not see their strength, followed by Prince James with expressionless expression, and two servants were accompanied by behind him.

Fortunately, Prince James didn't walk too far, and stopped in front of a staircase. He turned around and looked at me silently.

He stared at me and asked, "Do you know what the Angel Boulder royal family means?"

I shook my head and stopped with him.

"We enjoy the glory and wealth left to us by our ancestors. At the same time, every Angel Boulder needs to bear certain responsibilities for this huge family, whether it is for the family, for the royal family, or for the Green Empire, this is the fate of every Angel Boulder." Prince James said to me.

At this moment, I couldn't help but complain: It was probably the responsibility of those princes to command a group of knights to fight on the battlefield like a prince in Wales.

Obviously this is much better than marrying princesses who have the right to inherit the title or have territory, at least they don't have to worry about whether the person sleeping by the pillow is a pig or a mule.

After all, this is an era where the strong are respected.

He walked down the stairs, and the middle-aged butler walked to the front, took out a bunch of keys, searched for a long time before finding one of them, reached into the keyhole and twisted it. The ancient and ancient wooden door was opened with a "click". The two servants following behind quickly walked up and pushed the heavy wooden door open.

He took me in and I felt it became much cooler inside. He said to me as he walked, "But Ying Li is different. She has paid enough to the Angel Boulder family. I hope she can live a happy life every day in the future."

I agree with this sentence, thinking that Prince James and Ying Li are thicker than water after all.

After walking through a gentle slope, we encountered another door at the corner.

He stopped in front of the door, his eyes softened a little, and he said to me: "She is my most precious daughter, I love her, just like Le Die loves Le Die."

The middle-aged housekeeper opened the door again without a sound. Prince James took me to continue walking inside. Looking at his back, my steps could not help but hesitate.

I doubt there must be some ulterior motive here, otherwise there wouldn't be so many gates, and the tones of the walls here became stronger, which made me nervous.

I even had some concerns: Will Prince James want me to know a secret that cannot be revealed, so that he will have a reason to kill me?

Just thinking about it made my back feel a little cold. I quickly shook my head and dispelled the messy thoughts in my mind.

He continued: "Of course, she has the right to choose happiness, but she is so young, Manda and I are worried that her choice will regret it one day in the future."

He paused and said, "But she is a stubborn girl with a little temper towards me, and a little proud inside. This is a bit like her mother."

We walked to the front of the third gate, which was made of good walnut wood. The relief on the door panel was two angels with wings on their backs. One angel held a long sword in both hands, one seemed to be able to fight at any time, and the other angel crossed his hands in front of his chest, posing in a prayer posture.

The middle-aged man opened the door lock, but the two servants did not follow and push the door.

The two constructed knights who followed Prince James were separated on both sides of the gate at this time, and it seemed that they were not going to walk in.

Prince James looked at me seriously and said, "I have no intention of hurting you, nor do I want to win Li to hold a grudge against me in the future. I promised her that the future path should be chosen according to her wishes."

He pushed open the wooden door with one hand and walked in.

His voice came from it: "I will not interfere in your affairs nor obstruct you, but I need you to know that if you take a princess from Angel Boulder, you will also need to understand that life is actually quite fragile sometimes."

I hesitated a little, but gritted my teeth and walked in immediately.

Just as I took the first step into it, Prince James said again: "If you want to quit now, it is still time to do so, you just have to promise me that you will not be close to her, will not look for her, and will not let her see it anymore. I can act like you have never been here at all."

After hearing what he said, I hesitated for a moment, and my breathing was already a little difficult to keep calm. I clenched my fists tightly and struggled a little inside.

Just when I was a little confused, the golden countercurrent of time and the vast field suddenly appeared in my mind. In front of a white tent, Ying Li squatted on the grass, quietly staring at a cluster of blue flowers in front of me. I knew that the cluster of flowers had a beautiful name.

‘Forget me not’

I stepped in.

Until now, there was a slight fluctuation in Prince James's calm eyes, and he looked at me in surprise.

He said to me, "You are quite brave, but it is not enough if you just have courage."

He continued to walk inside, and it seemed that the corridor was very long. After entering the gate, I found that the color of the walls on both sides had turned into dark purple. The ornate decoration reliefs on the walls also turned into some dark-style murals, including the ghost riding a nightmare, the ghost holding the scythe of the god of death, and the corpse witch holding the bone staff. The round arched dome of the entire corridor seemed to be enveloped by the sky of death.

"This world is not as stable and peaceful as you see. We can sit in the warm house as we like and taste delicious food. We are destined to fight these necromancers, fight the dark forces of the Abyss, and fight the demons who come to hell." Prince James continued.

I really want to say to him: We northerners have to face the cruel barbarians.

At this time, he heard him whispering: "Ange Boulder is the ruler of Green and the guardian of this land. He has supreme power and controls countless powerful armies, but he also has to face countless enemies."

At the end of the corridor is another door.

At this time, Prince James untied a string of golden keys from his neck and opened the door.

This time, James did not stop at the door and walked in directly.

I followed him and walked in.

Unexpectedly, there was a huge showroom here. There were a row of display cabinets in the room, with armor and magic weapons arranged in various magic patterns. These items were covered with dust. Some old magic patterns and armors have lost their luster and magic fluctuations on the surface.

On the wall, there are rows of oil paintings with portraits of people. When I first saw those oil paintings, I didn’t think there was anything wrong, but after I looked back a few pictures, I felt that the people on these oil paintings looked very young.

I originally thought they were members of the Angel Boulder family, but I found that they didn't look like them.

"Yes, they were all those who married Princess Angel Boulder, and they all died because of it. Some were on the battlefield, some died in a certain assassination, some died from the curse of the necromancer, and some died from unknown reasons... Many people could not escape this fate, or it could be said to be a curse." Prince James said to me indifferently.

"Everyone will die, some die from illness, some die from accidents, and some die from war. In our northern border, men who have not served in the military cannot be considered adults. I am not afraid of death!" I raised my head and said to Prince James.

"Maybe one day, you will become a painting on this wall, and your name will not appear in the royal roster." Prince James said to me.

"I heard that you want to marry Le Die to William. Isn't William afraid?" I asked Prince James.

"Stand behind William is a huge family, and the Mo family will arrange for knights to protect him." Prince James said.

I thought Prince James would use some coercion, temptation, or threats and intimidation to me.

But I didn't expect that I just let me see some oil paintings hanging on the wall, and then said to me: Ah, those people died because they married a princess... Are you afraid?

Of course I'm not afraid, there's nothing to be afraid of.

But to be honest, there are really many people who married Princess Angel Boulder. Almost all the walls of the showroom were covered with oil paintings, and I suddenly wondered if I could really be one of them.

...

Prince James had no idea of ​​treating me to lunch in the castle. Of course, I had not seen the elf woman, Mrs. Manda.

After confirming that I could not convince me, Prince James took me out of the showroom and asked the middle-aged housekeeper to send me out of the prince's mansion.

From beginning to end, he did not ask about Ying Li.

Katerina stood in the manor and waited anxiously for me. When she saw me coming out of it, she hurriedly came up and saw that my body was intact, she felt relieved.
Chapter completed!