Women only affect my ability to spread the fire

Russell didn't expect that Mark, who had a wound on his face, a high fever, gritted his teeth and was full of stubbornness, would suddenly become like this.

After thinking about it carefully, Russell felt that what made Mark break down was that he had begged everyone for help, had been desperate, and even ran to the mountains to inquire about information for him, but there was no progress.

Now he suddenly turned into a prince and grew "beast ears" that he particularly hated. All those huge mountain-like difficulties seemed to disappear overnight.

Mark cried for a while, then calmed down and expressed his gratitude to Russell.

"Thank you, Mr. Russell," Mark said, "only you and a groom were willing to lend a hand when I was a nobody—"

Russell shuddered and immediately interrupted Mark, asking, "Wait a minute, groom? Which groom?"

After confirming that the groom Mark was talking about was the one who had colluded with the witch and had been killed, Russell narrowed his eyes.

"How did he help you?"

Mark was stunned for a moment and replied, "Well, he instructed me to go to the mountains to inquire about the news, and then I reported it to you..."

"The scars on your face from being scratched by wolves are from this journey, right?"

"Yes, I'm really lucky. I narrowly escaped the fate of becoming food for the hungry wolf."

Russell took a breath and said, "Yeah, you're really lucky."

Damn it, this is simply a conspiracy by Black Princess Lola. Mark was deliberately led into the mountains by the groom.

As for the Black Princess's purpose, just look at the pair of furry ears on Mark's head. It must be related to this.

Russell felt that he was about to figure out Black Princess Lola's plan.

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134 Indentured Slavery

Mark was first attacked by a wolf, which then left deep claw marks on his face. The wolf then induced the wolf's blood in Mark by feeding him herbs from the wizard.

Russell believes this should be a series of plans by the Black Princess Lola.

Russell believes that Mark is unlikely to be just an ordinary person. If ordinary people can induce wolf blood, then the black princess Lola would not have to go to such great lengths to let the groom trick Mark into the mountains.

Based on this judgment, Russell felt that Mark was most likely a descendant of the Burgoyne royal family who had been exiled.

Moreover, he was most likely an illegitimate child, a hybrid of a pure-blooded human and the Burgoni royal family, so some means were needed to stimulate his beast-like appearance.

As for why such an experiment was conducted, Russell thought it was not difficult to guess.

Even Eleanor would dislike Margaret's bloodline for not being "noble" enough, so the self-important Black Princess, Lola, who named herself "Mistress", must be unwilling to keep using the human body, which she considered "lowly".

Russell guessed that in her eyes, the "mistress" naturally had to have a body worthy of her status.

Perhaps, this series of complicated plans is the Black Princess' preparation for recasting her royal body.

But what would she do? Russell narrowed his eyes and thought.

Russell remembered the scene when he had questioned Eleanor before.

Eleanor said that it is not so easy and free for the soul to possess another body. This is a secret technique passed down by the royal family.

Apart from grinding the heart into red pigment to preserve the soul, there is almost no good way to prevent the soul from dissipating.

"Can we only use the heart?" Rosalyn frowned. "From a magical perspective, there are other organs that can perform the same function as the heart."

"I, I don't know about that." Eleanor's voice became lower and lower. It was obvious that she was full of fear of Rosaline, who could burn her with flames by just raising her hand.

Francine threatened Eleanor in a vicious manner: "Hmph, hmph, answer my questions honestly, or I'll burn you to death!"

Trapped in the small box - which she began to feel bored after staying in it for so long - bullying Eleanor was Francine's greatest pleasure lately.

Francine thought the sound of Eleanor's sobs was so sweet.

Especially since bullying Eleanor was almost the only prank Francine could do without being scolded by Rosalyn. When she wanted to play pranks on other people, Rosalyn would always frown and scold her.

So Francine especially enjoyed scaring Eleanor.

"Ah! But I really don't know!" Eleanor cried out in tears, "Please, let me go, okay? I will do anything!"

"It's hard for us to believe you. You're not very honest. You were originally targeting us..." Francine said in a pretentious tone.

Eleanor asked humbly, "Then, what do you want me to do in order to make you believe me?"

Damn it! Damn it! I have to bow down to a fellow in a box like this!

Eleanor was furious.

"Hehe, why don't you sign a contract with me? A slave contract. Once you sign it, you'll have to obey me from now on! Naturally, we won't suspect you of betrayal." Francine's true intentions were exposed.

In fact, Francine didn't want Eleanor to be burned for her own suicide. For Francine, such a good toy was not easy to find.

Francine's plan was to take Eleanor as a slave so that she could bully her happily.

She actually wants to make a noble princess like me her slave? What wishful thinking, what a pipe dream!

Eleanor was extremely unwilling in her heart, but she was not stupid. After a short time together, Eleanor knew clearly that among these four strange guys, the most willful Francine was at the bottom of the food chain.

Francine is afraid of her older sister, Rosalyn, who does everything Russell says.

Therefore, Eleanor would never let herself fall into Francine's hands.

"No!" cried Eleanor.

"Hehe, it seems that you, a prisoner, are still ambitious and want to rebel! Russell, why don't you kill her as soon as possible?" Francine said with a wicked smile.

Russell also felt that it would be better to resolve Eleanor's problem as soon as possible.

Because it will be time to confront the Black Princess Lola, and by then he might not be able to take care of Eleanor, and who knows what changes may occur.

So Russell nodded: "Well, ah, it's not impossible. How about we do it this way."

Russell's hands burst into flames.

No, no, I cannot die here as a noble person!

Terror gripped Eleanor's heart, and she shouted in panic, "I will only sign a slave contract with you, Mr. Russell! I will never sign it with Francine!"

As Her Royal Highness, Eleanor had witnessed the ecology of the palace and knew how miserable the existence of the lowest-ranking bully was. Those maids would always be physically and mentally scarred by bullying and even commit suicide.

Eleanor shuddered at the thought of herself falling into such a miserable state; perhaps it would be easier to be burned to death.

So even if she had to be a slave, she would only be Russell's slave.

"No! She can only be my slave, not Russell's!" Francine was not going to take this any longer. How could she let the toy she had already got run away like that?

Francine snorted in dissatisfaction. "Well, I'm the only one who knows the spell of the soul contract anyway. Eleanor, you have to sign it whether you want to or not!"

Eleanor also got angry: "I won't sign it even if I die!"

As they started to quarrel, Russell immediately felt overwhelmed.

Rosalyn slammed the box and said, "Francine! Be good!"

Rosalyn usually dotes on Francine, but once she acts like an older sister, Francine becomes obedient.

Francine said in a low voice, somewhat unwillingly, "But, but, sister..."

"After she signs the contract with Russell, Eleanor will still be under your control, okay?" Rosalyn proposed a compromise.

"Hmm..." Francine knew she had no choice but to accept this solution. She made an awkward sound of dissatisfaction, but finally agreed reluctantly, "Okay, okay."

Well, just wait and see, Francine, the day will come when I'll be on top of you!

You actually made me, a noble princess, become a slave. Sooner or later, I will make you taste the same feeling!

Eleanor had to accept the fate of becoming a soul slave. From then on, she could not even think of harming Russell, otherwise her soul would feel the pain of burning fire.

Eleanor hated this, and she especially hated Francine who came up with this idea, so she silently swore an oath in her heart.

And so, before going out, Russell obtained a slave princess.

135 Chase

After Francine presided over the signing of the contract, Eleanor gained a certain degree of freedom. She was finally no longer bound by the painting.

More precisely, it means that one no longer has to be bound by the red pigment ground from one's own heart.

Eleanor can possess various personal items, such as rings, pendants, or swords.

Originally, Eleanor wanted to possess Russell's sword, but when Russell drew out the sword, the blazing flames on the blade scared Eleanor so much that she screamed.

Similarly, Eleanor would never dare to possess Russell's body.

In the end, Eleanor chose to possess Rosaline's earrings, which allowed her to observe the different scenery as Rosaline moved.

However, when Russell looked at the painting hanging on the wall behind Mark, he felt that he should not pity Eleanor.

If Eleanor were here, she could be asked to investigate whether there was a soul waiting in the wings hidden in the painting.

Now, Russell felt that he might have no choice but to throw a ball of fire at the painting and burn it.

But before he could raise his hand, there was a commotion outside the house.

Then, with a bang, the door was pushed open, and the maid Rhea - the one Russell highly suspected to be the Black Princess Lola - ran in breathlessly.

Her hair was a little messy, there were beads of sweat on her forehead, and her face was flushed from being chased.

"Save me, Mark, save me!" The maid Rhea shouted in panic, then threw herself into Mark's arms.

Mark naturally opened his arms and caught Leia, then half turned around and protected Leia behind him.

The whole set of movements was done smoothly and in one go, as if it had happened countless times before.

What's going on? When did Leia collude with Mark?

Russell raised his eyebrows in surprise. He thought that the Black Princess Lola would remain hidden behind the scenes until he began to try old Ernst, and then she would quietly emerge to perform the ceremony.

Russell saw that Mark's movements were intimate and natural, and he was afraid that the two of them had already had physical contact.

Although he had long known that the Burgoni royal family practiced inbreeding, Russell still subconsciously frowned when he saw the Black Princess hugging and cuddling with her younger generations.

Witnessing such a mess made him feel uncomfortable.

But when did they get together? If Mark had been with this maid for a long time, he wouldn't have had to come to me in desperation to beg for mercy, right?

So this time point needs to be after Mark returns from the mountains.

Judging from Mark's rejection of those flatterers, it was natural for him to accept the Black Princess Lola, that is, before he was recognized as a prince today.

Then we can only announce to the public that Mark was in a coma during this period...

Russell frowned, his mind racing. He immediately determined the time when Black Princess Lola would decisively take action from Mark's reaction. However, Russell still couldn't figure out why the Black Princess chose this time to take action.

At this time, the heavy footsteps of several knights came from far away and gradually became lighter.

Then, a panting knight knocked lightly on the door and stuck his head in: "Excuse me, Your Highness Mark, have you seen a——"

Halfway through his words, he saw the maid leaning in Mark's arms.

Then his words took a sudden turn: "-Ah, it's okay, there must be some misunderstanding, yes, it must be a misunderstanding."

The knight that Friedman temporarily recruited was naturally not the elite among the Knights of Inquisition. This knight did not have sufficient supplies from the church, nor did he have the enthusiasm of Friedman to cause trouble for the royal family.

I can't earn much money in a month, what's the point of living like this? This little bitch has a prince by her side, so she can believe whatever she wants.

Therefore, when the knight saw that the fugitive he was pursuing had taken refuge in the prince's arms, he immediately gave up his pursuit.

The knight smiled and bowed, "Sorry, sorry, Your Highness, I'm sorry to bother you."

The knight lowered his head in apology and did not dare to raise it until he heard Mark's answer.

He lowered his head and muttered to himself.

His Royal Highness the Prince wouldn't want me to bow and apologize to this maid, would he?

That would be terrible. It would be a huge humiliation and would ruin my reputation.