Chapter 84 Rhine’s Guarantee
"Our enemies already know Ariel's identity as a mermaid. The reason for holding this hasty wedding is to make her turn into morning foam."
"The other side is trying hard to prevent us - especially Ariel - from meeting Prince Eric. Obviously, as long as we can meet, it will bring about a positive change in destiny, and make her scheme and Ender's plan go away. The conspiracy is automatically resolved.”
Despite this, Rhine remained calm.
"Teacher, please help me find where Prince Eric is now?" Aurora said.
Rhine nodded slightly, took out the crystal ball, and covered Prince Eric's button on the crystal ball.
A dazzling azure light bloomed from the crystal ball.
After a quick look at the scene in the crystal ball, Rhine concluded:
"Prince Eric is neither nearby nor far away, but as if he does not exist in this world.
"So, he and the little princess of Ender have been transferred to another world by the old witch or other Ender court magicians, a secret realm outside reality.
"As long as I find the door leading to that space, I can communicate with that space and rescue Prince Eric!"
Aurora was so angry that she clenched her fists:
"That damn old witch, she did another good thing as expected."
She immediately took out the tinderbox from her pocket and wiped it quickly.
With a whooshing sound, a big dog appeared in front of Aurora. The dog's eyes were almost as big as a teacup.
"Find Prince Eric!"
Aurora gave the order.
The dog sniffed left and right, finally shook his head and stuck out his tongue at the short owner, indicating that he was unable to complete the command.
"Is it because Prince Eric is not in the real world?" Aurora realized something, and she issued a new order:
"Find the entrance and exit to another space."
……
In the mirror world, inside the replicated temple.
Everyone didn't realize that they were already in another world.
They don't know that the peaceful beauty outside the window is just an artificial illusion, and they don't know that this temple can no longer open the door and leave.
There is still that peaceful scene outside the window:
The stars twinkled in the night sky, and a gust of wind blew through the silver moon revealing the dark clouds. Ships come and go from time to time at the port. The streets were lit up with red lights to celebrate the wedding of the prince and princess. There is no loud noise either.
The years are quiet.
In the temple, the band continued to play joyful music.
Everyone knew nothing about the chaos at the port of the German Imperial City in the real world at this time.
After resting for a while, Prince Eric recovered somewhat, but he was still confused.
The effect of alcohol, the mental disorder caused by the drug taking away the memory, the ecstasy aroma exuding from the little princess Ender, and the combined effect of multiple factors made Prince Eric confused and his brain was as confused as paste.
"Quick, Your Highness, continue the sacred ceremony. Today is a happy day. Isn't the prince in front of you your sweetheart?"
The old witch urged from the side.
The little princess of Ender nodded slightly.
Since just now, she has tried hard to delay it many times, on the grounds that "Eric doesn't seem to be feeling well yet, let's wait a little longer."
But every minute or two the old witch urged her again. I'm afraid it can't be delayed any longer.
"It's so strange. It's obviously the wedding that I should be looking forward to the most, but now I keep putting it off." The princess thought.
The princess took Prince Eric's hand and walked back to the altar surrounded by flowers.
On the altar, bright red flowers were in full bloom, and the fragrance of the flowers was intoxicating.
A thousand golden oil lamps emitted warm light, shining on the delicate faces of the prince and princess. Joyful music floats in the ears.
Because Prince Eric seemed to have not recovered, he could not even say the oath and could only perform a few actions to symbolically complete the ceremony. The wedding is announced by the priest.
Seeing this scene, the old witch breathed a sigh of relief.
"The wedding is almost completed. When the first light of dawn shines on the flag of Ende Imperial City at dawn the next day, everything will be doomed."
"I hid the mirror in a very secret place. No one can find it. No one can find Prince Eric and Her Royal Highness the Princess in the mirror."
While thinking about it, the old witch gently knocked on the locked temple door, where a faint blue vortex that only she could see appeared. This vortex undoubtedly leads to the real world.
At this time, everyone was paying attention to the bride and groom on the altar, and no one noticed the situation on the old witch's side. The old witch leaned down and got into the whirlpool.
"Next, it's time to go outside to deal with possible emergencies. Speaking of which, it seems like there's a big mess outside."
……
Near the port of Ende Imperial City.
There were chaotic shouts everywhere, the sound of horse hooves as the cavalry ran by, and the hurried footsteps of military boots on the ground.
In such a chaotic scene, a dog with eyes as big as teacups was running through the night. At most, it aroused a few exclamations, but failed to gain more attention.
"Wait a minute, I just saw a very big dog running past."
"Don't worry, it might be a magical creature conjured by some palace magician."
"I remember, I remember, I have seen that dog! On the battlefield of the war with the Rose Kingdom half a year ago. The dog bit my commander, threw him into the air, and made him fall down and smash him. It turned into meat paste. I will never forget that terrible scene! Why is that horrible dog here?”
"Don't worry about it, it's just a big dog. Go to the port quickly, there is a group of scary big fish attacking the ships there!"
"..."
Rhine, Aurora, and Ariel followed the dog and walked left and right on the streets of the imperial city.
At this time, Ariel was extremely grateful that the potion provided by Rhine did not have the side effect of "walking like a knife". Otherwise, she would not be able to run on the streets like this at this time, and would only become a burden to be disliked.
"No, I can't find it. The instructions are too vague and there are too many misleading targets."
Aurora was shocked and anxious.
She noticed that dogs stopped in front of many of the city's full-length mirrors. Sometimes I went into a clothing store and ran to the mirror; sometimes I ran to a house and sniffed the big mirror hanging in front of the house.
Every time he walked to a mirror, Rhine would raise his crystal ball to the mirror. A faint blue light will burst out from the crystal ball.
Then, the little magician would shake his head, indicating that Prince Eric was not in the mirror.
"Obviously, there are at least hundreds of mirrors in this city that have been spelled by the old witch in advance. In theory, every mirror is an entrance to another space, which is in line with the search goal you set for the dog. ." Rhine explained.
"Of course, the old witch can only activate one of them at the same time - Prince Eric and the little princess of Ender, they must be hidden in that mirror!"
"Then how should we find it?" Aurora panicked, "Ariel is carrying a curse. If the problem is not solved before dawn the next day, Ariel will turn into foam on the sea!"
Ariel also clenched her fists and lowered her head.
"It's a pity that I'm so useless that I can't help them at all! I can't do anything to find Prince Eric!"
The mermaid princess cried in her heart.
"By the way, that bottle of medicinal wine that makes mermaids grow their feet again, since it can turn Ariel back into a mermaid, can it also lift the curse on Ariel?" Aurora asked, "Isn't the curse just because, there is no The mermaid with an immortal soul turned into the appearance of a noble human being. Is it considered a transgression by the world and will she be cursed by the world? ”
"No." Rhine said with certainty, "The curse was already established when Ariel drank the first bottle of potion, and it cannot be lifted by simply turning back into a mermaid."
"There is indeed a way to lift the curse, but it is much more difficult. Only if Ariel stabs the knife into the heart of the one she loves with her own hands and lets the blood flow on her feet, will the world forgive the mermaid's transgression and turn her into a woman? Only by returning a mermaid can the curse be lifted. From now on, no matter how many bottles of magic potion you drink, you will never be able to grow human legs again.”
Ariel's voice trembled slightly:
"Even if Eric were right in front of me, I wouldn't do it."
Rhine knew she was telling the truth—because that was how she chose it in the original work.
"By the way," Aurora thought of another reason why Ariel was safe, "Prince Eric already loves Ariel so much. Although they are not married, they are much more affectionate than many couples who have already been married. . In their day and night together, might Ariel have gained an immortal soul, so that the curse is no longer effective? ”
Rhine smiled and said:
"You are thinking in the right direction. Love is not limited to the vows at the wedding, nor is it limited to that ceremony.
"Theoretically, as long as the two of them get along long enough, Ariel can gradually acquire an immortal soul.
"The eternal vows and sacred rituals are just an acceleration of soul sharing, a shortcut to obtain an immortal soul."
Aurora's eyes shone brightly, and she was about to be happy when she heard Rhine say again:
"However, the time the two got together was still too short. And at the beginning, the prince only regarded Ariel as a substitute for the woman who saved him.
“It’s only been a few days since Prince Eric learned about Ariel’s true identity and experience until now.
"Without the sacred wedding ceremony as a shortcut, just these few days and Eric's love alone are not enough for the immortal soul to thrive in Ariel's body and expel the curse."
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Aurora was immediately discouraged and turned away.
Ariel also had a dark cloud on her face.
"Ariel, actually, you don't have to worry so much."
Rhine lowered his voice, approached Ariel who had her head lowered, and said in an almost inaudible tone:
"I promise you, even if dawn comes, nothing will happen to you."
(End of chapter)