Chapter 1264: Alice's condolences
"Alice, Alice..." Hurlington ignored the majesty and solemnity of the palace, holding Alice's black dragon scale armor and shouting here, and also Before even approaching the bedroom where Alice lived, his voice was already heard by the nearby palace guards. In the past, these guards would have stopped Hullington and not allowed him to make any noise here, but now they are too lazy to care about it. They know that this man is a good friend of Princess Elance, and it will be useless to talk.
Hughington didn't mean to yell, he was just too happy. Recently, he has made frequent progress in alchemy. Not only has he gained a better understanding of the ice feathers of the Holy Snow Ice Phoenix, but he has also broken through new difficulties in his own alchemy. Alice's black dragon scale armor has been modified by him no less than three times, and this time he felt that he had modified it best.
"Hey, isn't Alice here?" When he arrived outside the palace where Alice lived, he didn't wait for Alice's response. Hurlington turned his questioning eyes to the guards guarding the place. Hope to get answers.
The guard shook his head: "Her Royal Highness the princess has gone out and should be playing in the back garden. The princess seems not very happy today. There may be something unhappy about her."
"Unhappy? Isn't her brother's matter in the past? Her mood has improved a lot in the past two days. How could she..." Hurlington went to the palace garden with doubts.
Alice was indeed in the palace garden. She was in a daze by the small pool, quietly looking at the ornamental fish in the pool, squatting there silently without saying a word. She didn't notice it until Hurlington came up to her.
Hughington held up the black dragon scale armor with a smile and said: "Alice, take a look, the changes this time are definitely better than last time. I have recruited several mentors from the alchemy department, and they gave me You have given me a lot of inspiration and inspiration, do you want to try it right away?”
Alice lowered her head and pouted, not wanting to say anything, she just picked up a stone and threw it into the fish pond, and was startled. A water dragonfly lying on the water.
"What's wrong? I just heard from the guards that you were unhappy." Hullington asked with concern: "Are you still sad about your brother? It's been so long, and the sadness should have passed. ”
Alice shook her head, her eyes turned red, and she raised her head and asked Hughington: "Hughington, do you think my master...has he forgotten me? Or does he not have me in his heart at all... Without us?”
Hughington was puzzled: “Why did you mention him so well?”
Alice’s nose was sore and she tried not to cry anymore. He came out and said: "In the morning, I listened to the guards talking about the front line, and then I realized that Philip Ruhl's death was related to the master. The master's guardian dragon Zaffino not only indirectly killed the general, but also Killed...killed many soldiers of Demon Moon, many, many..."
"So that's it." Hullington didn't expect that to be the case.
"You said that Master, who helped Saint Bikoa fight against the Demon Moon, didn't care about my feelings at all?" After saying this, Alice's eyes became even redder, and she was about to burst into tears. Oh, she quickly turned her face to the side so that Hullington wouldn't see it.
"This..." Hughington thought about it: "Your master is indeed more pragmatic and unscrupulous in getting Long Ling. Bing Zhixie must have been lured by Saint Bikeya to participate in the army's war. But to say that he doesn’t care about your feelings at all, I don’t think so.”
“Really?” Alice would also ask this in the past, but she absolutely trusted the master. Now...she is a little unsure.
Hughington affirmed: "Of course. On the surface, he always seems to be hard-hearted and even a little vicious, but after the journey, I can see that he still cares about you."
Alice recalled everything in the past and realized that this was indeed the case. She felt a little relieved, but she still felt as sad as if she had been greatly wronged.
Hughington stepped forward and comforted: "Don't be too sad. I don't think Bing Zhixie will really become Mo Yue's enemy. He is not a heartless person."
"Yes." Alice nodded: "Hughington, I want to go out for a walk, can you accompany me?"
"Go out?" Hughington thought it would be good for her to go out and relax. He said: "Since His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was killed, you have been bored in the house. It's time to go out for a walk. But you should tell the queen and bring more guards."
Alice shook her head : "I just want to take a quiet walk, go bro Let’s look at the place where my brother was killed.”
“But…”
Alice’s red eyes looked directly at Hullington: “The target of those murderers was my brother, the crown prince. Now that they have succeeded, will they still want to kill me?" Seeing that she was a little agitated, Hughington didn't want to provoke her, so he said, "Then dress more plainly, so that you won't be easily recognized when you go out. ”
Alice still had no objection to this. She returned to the palace, changed into ordinary clothes, and went out with Hurlington. At this time, Alice was no longer subject to various supervision and restrictions when entering and exiting the palace. At least she had traveled outside and returned safely.
In the suburbs, the bloodstains had long been covered up by time and dust. Standing at the spot where her brother was killed, Alice seemed to be able to smell the smell of blood in the air at that time. The cruel scene and the bloody scenes have been deeply imprinted in her heart. Although she has witnessed death and massacre in the past two years, the tragic death of her relatives has become a lingering shadow on her.
Standing on the side of the road to remember silently, this kind of mourning should go to the cemetery, but it seems to be more engraved in people's hearts here. Hurlington stood aside and watched silently. He usually liked to be bored, sarcastic and teasing, but he was not an ignorant person. He didn't want to disturb her at this time until she wanted to leave.
From a distance, pedestrians were walking towards here. It looked like they had walked a long way. Such pedestrians can often be seen near Thebiles, and most of them come here with their own business and purpose.
The pedestrians were riding in carriages, the kind pulled by monsters with long-distance endurance. They passed by Alice and headed towards the distant city walls. For a while, only dust was left behind.
Alice was brought back to consciousness by the sound of the passing carriage team. She wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes and said to Hughington: "Let's go back." She came here I deeply apologize for causing my brother to lose his life because of my playfulness, and I hope to receive my brother's forgiveness here. Although she knew that this way of comforting the dead was just a kind of self-forgiveness and redemption, she really hoped in her heart to make up for her mistakes.
Hughington was like a silent flower protector at this time. He quietly escorted the princess here, and now he quietly escorted her back.
The wind blew by, blowing the white bouquet on the ground, and the person walked away with final regret and helplessness.
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Back at the city gate, Hullington and Alice were about to enter the city, but were attracted by a dispute in front of the city gate. Hullington observed carefully and found that one of the people who caused the dispute was the carriage team that just passed them.
The number of this fleet is not very large, there are only five carriages, but the carriages are very sturdy and exquisite. They are not rented from the stables, nor do they look like the carriages used by ordinary wealthy businessmen. You can tell by the magical beast on the front of the carriage, because it is a valuable beast that can fly and walk.
The other group that caused the dispute was a caravan. It seemed that they had just purchased a large amount of local luxury goods from Thebiles and were preparing to sell them in other major cities in Lada to make huge profits. A country's political capital may also be a country's fashion capital. It dominates the country's fashion and cultural trends, and citizens from other parts of the country will of course follow the trends here.
Generally, those who can do this kind of business are the nobles of the imperial capital or businessmen related to the nobles. Only they can get the most popular and in-demand things in the imperial capital and then sell them. Such people are usually powerful and arrogant, so when the goods they are transporting are knocked over by an outsider's carriage, they will always behave very arrogantly and unreasonably, and it is normal for them to cause disputes.
"Do you see clearly? Every piece of the goods we are pulling is extremely expensive and is a work of art." The person whose goods were knocked over pointed at the outsiders who were about to enter the city and kept saying: " Do you foreigners know what art is? Art is worth whatever you say it is worth.”
"So you just want to blackmail us?" The accused foreigner said without any sign of weakness: "You just said that it is worth whatever I said it was worth, right? Hey, I see these rags are only worth ten gold coins at most. We are willing to compensate you ten times, so you should have some fun."
"You... Huh!" The person whose goods were knocked over said angrily, "Young Master. Follow me like this. Don't you look at where this place is and whose territory it is! This is the imperial capital. Foreigners coming here must be more honest with us. Hehe, His Royal Highness was killed inside and outside the city. When arresting suspicious people, I think you people are very suspicious."
The accused party was furious: "You are blackmailing and shameless! Are the people of Debiras like this? "
"Quality? Are you worthy of talking about quality with people from the imperial capital? They are nobility, a bunch of country bumpkins and nouveau riche." The party whose goods were knocked over was full of contempt and ridicule, and said with a cold smile: "As for blackmail, country bumpkins can never change their ignorance. It’s our nature to compensate others for knocking over other people’s goods. No matter how unreasonable you are, you still have to pay.”
The other people in the caravan shouted: “Yes, yes, you have to pay.” , even if the sheriff comes, you will still have to pay." The caravan was outnumbered and had the advantage of the local area. When the commotion started, many people around them started to make noises.
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(End of this chapter)