Sail Shadows in the Sea of ​​Fog

Chapter 95 The Princess Wakes Up
In the cabin of the Valkyrie, while Cheng Lang and Yun Ji were chatting and waiting, Princess Rica Bakara, who was lying on the bed with her hands and feet tightly tied with Wanghai vines, finally woke up.

"ah--!"

The beautiful little princess just looked around, and when she saw Cheng Lang and Yun Ji sitting on the chairs beside the bed, she immediately let out a lingering scream.

Cheng Lang and Yun Ji looked at each other, and then they both covered their ears with their hands, but did not say anything. Instead, they looked at Princess Bakara with her limbs tied tightly on the bed with interest.

After the second round of screams gradually died down in the slightly awkward atmosphere, Princess Bakla looked at Cheng Lang and Yun Ji, each with black hair, in horror. She took a deep breath, suppressing her fear and trembling, and said, "You... huh - Mr. and Ms. Black-haired Kidnapper.

If you harm me, I'm afraid it will lead to major diplomatic troubles or even war, so now untie the ropes and tell me, what do you want? Wealth or glory? I can give you both. "

"Tsk tsk tsk"

Cheng Lang, who was in the mood for drama, said in a pretentious tone, "I heard that you are the most favored and beautiful Princess Bakla of the Principality of Lika? Don't worry, I won't hurt you."

"You know the truth"

The little princess who was tied to the bed breathed a sigh of relief. "I order you to untie the rope immediately and send it to me."

"Don't worry, I'll send you to the auction house. You're so beautiful, you'll definitely fetch a good price."

"Send...send...to the auction house? How dare you send me to the auction house!"

Princess Bakara's eyes widened, and following suit, tears began to accumulate rapidly in her big eyes, and in the blink of an eye, they burst out with loud sobbing.

"The captain is joking."

"Father! Mother! Father! Come and save me!"

Princess Bakla screamed with great energy and energy, "You! I order you to inform my father to participate in the auction! He will buy me back for the highest price!"

"puff"

Yun Ji, who originally wanted to explain, was the first to laugh. After looking at Cheng Lang, the two people with a bad taste in their mouths gradually laughed until they were out of breath.

After finally stopping his laughter, Cheng Lang simply snapped his fingers, and the sea-viewing vines that had entangled Princess Bakara's hands and feet loosened up like snakes.

This was the change he discovered after waking up from his coma. He could control the Sea-Watching Vine on the Valkyrie at will, just like controlling the whip given to him by the heart of the ship.

"It was just a joke"

Cheng Lang took a step back and signaled Yun Ji to help Princess Bakara, who was covered with a blanket, sit up.

"Is this really a joke?" Princess Bakara asked in panic, and then she touched the veil around her face belatedly.

Her Royal Highness Princess Bakra

Yun Ji used her body to block Cheng Lang's view from behind. She gently pulled the blanket around his waist open a little, pointed at the damage on her skirt caused by the black elf's dagger, and asked, "Do you remember what happened before you fell asleep?"

"Before bed?"

Princess Bakara, who had just been crying, was stunned for a moment, and a look of confusion appeared on her face, but soon, the confusion on her face was replaced by fear.

"Can you tell me what happened?" Yun Ji asked gently while she wrapped the blanket around her again and sat on the edge of the bed, holding her in her arms.

"I was sleeping. Before I passed out."

Princess Bakla shivered uncontrollably, wrapped herself tightly in the blanket, and subconsciously shrank into Yun Ji's arms. "It was my captain of the guards, my captain of the guards, Yun Lan. She attacked me without warning on my way back from the female pirate tea party."

"Yunlan? He attacked you without any warning?" Yunji looked at Cheng Lang, who was sitting in the distance, in confusion.

"Yes, I was complaining about the disgusting hygiene of those female pirates in the carriage." Bakra stretched out her small hand and gestured, "Then she suddenly pulled out this long dagger."

At this point, Bakla shuddered again and cried aggrievedly, "I already gave her the title of Baron, why did she betray me?"

"Princess Bakra"

Cheng Lang said, "Can I know how old you are now?"

"You rude black elf, it is very rude to ask a girl's age so directly!" Princess Bakla said with disgust.

"Or should I tie you up and ask you?"

Cheng Lang snapped his fingers again as he spoke, and a sea-viewing vine emerged from the end of the bed amid Princess Bakla's screams, and an extra-small whip was swung.

"18 years old! 18 years and 3 months!"

Princess Bakla hid behind Yun Ji and gave an overly accurate age. "The female pirate tea party is held every month. The last time I attended was the third tea party held right after my birthday."

"How long has it been?" Cheng Lang asked without any context.

"It's been 22 years, older than her age." Yun Ji sighed.

"What are you talking about?" Princess Bakla asked blankly.

"You come and talk to her."

Cheng Lang stood up while speaking, and said as he walked out, "Remember to tell her how much we paid to save her."

"I will tell you the truth," replied Yun Ji seriously.

"Don't make her too sad. Life must go on."

After saying that, Cheng Lang helped close the cabin door and stepped onto the open deck.

"Captain! Long time no see!"

Yafuso was the first to greet everyone, "Come to the conference room! Dinner is about to start!"

"it is good!"

Cheng Lang responded, then tried to manipulate a cable to reach out for him to grab, then took a few steps and swung to the second-floor open deck at the bow.

"Long time no see, Captain."

Almost at the same time as he stood firm on the second-floor open deck, the Silver Queen appeared quietly and greeted him by lifting her skirt.

"haven't seen you for a long time"

Cheng Lang responded, "Is Wuying okay? She's been working hard these past few days."

"She's still so energetic and carefree," the Silver Queen said lovingly.

"That's good"

Cheng Lang breathed a sigh of relief, then swung the whip to wrap around a vine that was coming from a distance, and swung it nimbly to the second-floor open deck at the stern.

However, he did not rush to the conference room for dinner. Instead, he returned to the office downstairs and looked again at the Eternal Coffin that was still there.

Compared with before, the only change in this coffin is that the gel inside has returned to being flat.

"Can this coffin still be used?" Cheng Lang asked.

"Of course, Captain."

The magic mirror immediately replied, "Anyone who lies in it will have their time stopped."

"Is sea monster or Poseidon no exception?" Cheng Lang asked.

"certainly"

The magic mirror replied, "But how to fit them into the Eternal Coffin without shattering it into pieces is a big problem."

"Indeed," Cheng Lang closed the lid of the coffin he had just opened. "So this thing has no other use besides being used to hold people?"

"You might actually use it as a container to store fresh food," the magic mirror suggested.

"Forget it." Cheng Lang shook his head decisively. He had no habit of eating burial objects.

Thinking of this, he patted the coffin and said, "At night, have Vine Goblins move it to the lower cabin and have the Silver Queen help guard it. No one is allowed to approach."

"Yes, sir," the magic mirror responded respectfully.

After arranging the coffin, Cheng Lang was still in no hurry to leave. Instead, he sat in his special seat behind the desk, then opened the drawer and took out the bracelet he had picked up from the Lord of Bakla.

"Is this a boat bottle?" Cheng Lang asked, pinching the small bottle pendant on his bracelet. He knew the existence of this "trophy" was entirely due to Yun Ji's active report just now.

"Yes"

The magic mirror instigated, "This bracelet might be a set of ship bottles. It might contain a staggering amount of wealth, enough to buy the Valkyrie and the Honest Man."

"She's just a princess," Cheng Lang reminded.

"But she is also the most favored princess," the magic mirror also reminded.

"Did you hear the conversation in the cabin just now?"

Cheng Lang said, "She was assassinated shortly after her 18th birthday by her chief guard, a female elf named Yun Lan."

"Yes"

The magic mirror said, "According to the records, she had just arrived in Pirate City not long ago."

"So the memoir called Secret Garden at Sea was not written by her at all?" Cheng Lang said with certainty.

"The memoirs may just be evidence to prove her identity as a fake princess," the magic mirror continued.

"Her captain of the guards killed her and replaced her shortly after she left the Principality of Ricca and arrived in Pirate City. He was also able to obtain the Eternal Coffin to keep her in a state of immortality."

Cheng Lang tapped the table lightly, thought for a moment, and said, "So even the princess's escape from Lika was premeditated?"

"If her captain of the guards wanted to instigate her, it wouldn't be difficult."

The magic mirror explained, "To ensure loyalty, the captains of the guards of the princes and princesses of Rica grew up with the people they need to be loyal to, but they are five to ten years older than the people they are loyal to. So..."

"It doesn't seem difficult for a captain of the guards who may be 28 years old to trick the princess who is just 18 years old into escaping." Cheng Lang murmured.

"Indeed," the magic mirror agreed sincerely.

"Is there any record of Bakara's chief guard?" Cheng Lang asked.

"You may need to ask Yun Ji about this question," the magic mirror suggested.

"Let's talk about this. How do we open it?" Cheng Lang asked, shaking the bracelet he was holding on his fingertips.

"I'm afraid the things in here can't be taken out."

The magic mirror explained, "This isn't like the cheap stuff we have on our ships. They can only be opened by certain people, and if they have reservations, they can even open a fake ship bottle."

"This kind of high-end stuff can't be used to hold anything, right?" Cheng Lang asked.

"It can still only hold one boat," the magic mirror paused, "but it's hard to say what's on that boat."

Before Cheng Lang could say anything, the magic mirror began to exclaim in admiration, "It seems that Princess Bakla is indeed very easy to coax. Miss Yun Ji, who is only one year older than her, has made her accept her current situation and acknowledge the huge debt she owed for saving her life."

"Huge." Cheng Lang swallowed, "How huge?"

"A fleet of the Royal Guard of Ricca," the magic mirror said, an answer that made Cheng Lang's eyes widen.

"true"

"Only if she can regain her identity as a princess," the magic mirror added promptly, "and we need to lend her a boat first."

"Where am I going?"

"Boat in a Bottle," the magic mirror reminded, "We have three boats in a bottle."

"Are you sure that it was the 19-year-old Miss Yun Ji who fooled the 18-year-old Princess Bakara, and not the 18-year-old Princess Bakara who fooled the 19-year-old Miss Yun Ji?" Cheng Lang asked suspiciously.

"Excuse me for not saying it completely"

The magic mirror said apologetically, "Princess Bakra will not be in a hurry to leave our fleet. She may serve you in our fleet for a long time. I mean, as the captain."

"You just said that a princess worked for me?" Cheng Lang asked curiously, "or for a long time?"

“It was her only choice.”

The magic mirror said flatteringly, "Also, the bracelet in your hand was stolen by Princess Bakla's chief guard, Yunlan, 22 years ago.

Also, to save Princess Bakla, we not only used up all of her golden healing potions, but also used up 20 of your golden healing potions in reserve. We also saved her at the cost of permanently exposing your body to the effects of the dark elf toxin."

"She believes all this?" Cheng Lang asked in surprise.

"Miss Yunji is a black elf, a smart black elf."

The magic mirror said, "Also, the current state of the Black Elf Dagger is enough to explain everything."

"So am I lucky or unlucky?"

Cheng Lang was speechless. It sounded intimidating to have a princess serving under him, but she was not far from death.

"I am now absolutely certain that you have become a pawn of someone behind the scenes."

The magic mirror said, "So do we, including that Princess Bakla, so I think it's good luck. At least we are not enemies."

“I hope it’s just luck.”

Cheng Lang sighed, "I just don't know who our enemy will be."

"Aside from Poseidon, I can't think of any other enemy that would require so much help from its pawns."

The magic mirror said worriedly, "I wouldn't be surprised if someone told me that Poseidon was resurrecting."

"Is there a bird called crow in this world?" Cheng Lang asked suddenly.

"certainly"

The magic mirror answered subconsciously, "A black one with a loud cry..."

“So there’s a crow’s mouth too?”

Cheng Lang walked out of the meeting room before he finished speaking. Regardless of whether the magic mirror behind him was a crow's mouth or not, he had to go eat something quickly because he was almost starving to death.

When he arrived at the conference room upstairs, almost all the crew members of the Valkyrie except the Silver Queen had arrived, and even Princess Bakra had just begun her self-introduction.

What made Cheng Lang and everyone around him laugh was that the little girl once again put on the hypocritical mask she had worn when Yun Ji took her out of the coffin, and also covered the ugly man's face with a veil.

"Hello everyone"

At the floor-to-ceiling window of the conference room, Bakla saluted with a dignified manner, lifting her skirt. "I am Yunlan, the apprentice sailor of this ship. From today on, I will be responsible for everyone's meals together with Miss Yafuso."

(End of this chapter)