The demon princess was defeated and captured? Sorry, I acted in it)

"Your Highness, you can choose from all the noble sons in the country. Anyone you like will be sent to the demon tribe to be at your disposal, regardless of their official position or title. How do you think?"

Huh? What are you talking about?

Oh, I see.

Xue Feiya was stunned for just a moment, and then she remembered a rumor that was widely circulated in the aristocratic circle.

It is said that among the royal families of various countries, there are always some domineering and evil-tasting guys who levy heavy taxes and even capture anyone they think is good-looking and train them as slaves. Even if they are not slaves, they will abuse them like sadists. Anyway, they do whatever they want just to satisfy their weird and evil tastes.

Ugh...Who do you think I am?

And you nobles, don't show those frightened expressions. I'm so kind that I can't bear to kill even a fish. I'm so kind and there's no cruelty in me!

Anyway, in the final analysis.

Xue Feiya was not interested in the king's proposal at all, and even felt a little nauseous.

"No need. We, the demons, are not interested in you humans. Cooperation is cooperation. As long as our goals are the same, there is no need to get involved in unnecessary matters."

"I see... Your Highness is much more straightforward than I thought."

"Be with each other."

Originally, I could have ended here.

But who knew...the king seemed to have expected Xuefia to answer like this.

He wasn't surprised.

He really wasn't surprised.

But Xue Feiya was quite surprised!

The king...suddenly stood aside.

No longer blocking the view, the kingdom's third princess, Livla, can look at Xuefia from a distance.

With both sides looking confused.

Although there was worry and reluctance in the king's eyes, he still decided to say these words that surprised everyone.

"Princess Xuefia, I already know that you don't want to choose the nobles of the kingdom, and I won't mention it again. But...please allow me to say one more thing, how about my daughter Livra? Are you willing to take her with you and give her some guidance?"

“Father…?!”

"..."

Well...

You old king, what are you planning?

You see, those nobles just breathed a sigh of relief...

You sold out your own daughter in the blink of an eye, didn't you?

76. The safest place

"Your Majesty...what do you mean?"

"Please don't be surprised, Princess Xuefia. Livra is really inexperienced and needs more training..."

"..."

If there was anything that was particularly noisy in the quiet air, it was probably the sound of the medal falling to the ground in Xia's hand.

The king has just awarded the Order of Defence to members of the Wright family.

Xia should have held on to this glory tightly, but she didn't, causing it to fall to the ground.

Boom boom.

"Feel sorry."

I didn't feel the slightest bit distressed by this.

Xia bent down with a cold look and picked up the medal. Not only did she not panic, she also ignored the confusion of the family members around her.

She acted out of character and no one dared to ask her any more questions.

Because Xia is in a weird state right now...

That aura seemed to be saying, no one should mess with her.

Xia put away the golden medal and took a few deep breaths to adjust her state.

You have to know that she didn't mean to be angry, and she didn't know why her hands were shaking just now.

She only knew that the medal fell off when the king told Princess Livra to go with Xuefei.

But her blood pressure never stopped rising.

Haah... Your Majesty, please don't follow the example of previous kings and make foolish decisions due to old age, okay?

No! After all! Where did the king's proposal come from?

Xue Feiya was not quite sure either.

But when she saw Livra's face suddenly filled with a happy and expectant smile, she just wanted to complain.

Livra, you were sold out by your father.

What the hell are you laughing at!

All the nobles felt sad. They looked at Princess Livra's smile, shook their heads and sighed, lamenting the cruelty of the wheel of history.

What a talented and virtuous Princess...Now she has to be sacrificed as a political victim and given to the witch as a plaything. This is not only lamentable, it is simply pathetic!

The royal family members were also in an uproar and were frantically trying to persuade the king to retract his decision.

But the monarch of this country is still a Celtic after all, right?

He has already said it, there is no way he can take it back.

The king waved his royal robe and looked at the pillar moving forward, feeling much more relaxed.

"Your Highness, do you know anything about the magical beast Luoxi Bird?"

"So you know...?"

"Luoxi birds are rare animals from birth. If they cannot take off smoothly after their infancy, they will fall off the cliff and die, and there is no way back." The king suddenly brought up this topic, which seemed a bit abrupt, but he continued to talk without a break. "But most Luoxi birds cannot survive the critical moment of life and death, and very few can survive. This kind of magical beast is very rare. If Your Highness does not mind... cough... cough cough... if you do not mind... the kingdom still has a few Luoxi birds, and I will give them to You as well."

"Uh...thanks? Um...?"

Sudden.

Xue Feiya raised her eyebrows.

A string in my mind that was not connected before suddenly connected.

Oh oh...the old king's words have some hidden meaning.

He seemed to be talking about a different topic, but in fact - it was still about Livra.

yes...

The king has decided to choose Livra as his successor and the next ruler of the kingdom.

He could feel that his health was deteriorating, so he was eager to train Livra and let her take charge. He had no energy to hide his favoritism towards Livra, and he almost put the candidate for the next successor on the table.

As a result, bad consequences occurred.

Livra was born to be the excellent "Luoxi Bird", and I am the strong wind that always wants her to take off earlier.

The wind was blowing so hard that the bird almost fell off a cliff, hoping that she would take off.

You may be smashed to pieces at any time and never be able to recover.

Isn’t the previous rebellion of the second prince irrefutable evidence?

Acting too hastily, one of Livra's brothers and sisters actually wanted to take her life...

That matter has been settled.

But the king cannot guarantee that before Livra ascends the throne, or even after she ascends the throne, these seemingly gentle children in front of him...will there be some who, like the second prince, want to fight for fame and fortune and harbor evil intentions?

By then, Livra would probably be in danger of death.

The hope that helps her fight against the wind in the sky will also become the culprit that pushes her into the abyss.

The Celtic king didn't want that.

Therefore, he needed to come up with a way to temporarily keep Livra safe.

In the midst of great distress, he saw it.

On the high platform of the Colosseum.

When bombarded by the magic crystal cannon...

The floating black feather.

——This is Livra’s only hope.

Only by staying with the Demon Princess will your loved ones not have the thought of harming you.

Only if the kingdom and the demons reach a cooperation, the demon princess will not do anything to you.

These two conditions, which were destined to be impossible to achieve at the same time, were actually realized today.

So, this is the best opportunity to send Livra to a place that is safest for her and let her come back to take charge of the country when the time is right.

The only variable...

I just don't know if the demon princess will treat her well...

She won't kill you, but suffering is certainly unavoidable.

At least, at the end, let your father tell you something in private.

Because "the most appropriate time to welcome you back to the country" may be the day when your father passes away.

"Daughter... don't blame your father for being cruel, but there are some things that your father can't do anything about..."

"Father...yeah, I understand. You must take care of yourself."

Livra had tears in her eyes, and she looked so happy, just like a girl who thought she was getting married.

But the king knew... She must be just forcing herself to smile! How could she be happy around a witch?

Livra wiped away her tears and left only a smile for her family.

"I promise...I will come back to the palace to see you every two days and I will never be late. And my brothers and sisters...I will bring you local specialties."

"You silly child... How can you come back after you leave..."

"I can come back! I can climb over the wall!"

"Ahh...you are always so naive...this wall is too high."

"Ok?"

Yes, this unintentional tilt of the head in confusion is very much like your innocence in childhood.

Father only hopes that you don’t get hurt all over. As long as you can protect yourself, that’s the best outcome.

Livla tightly grasped her father's old and trembling fingers, sobbed, turned around, and her ink-like long hair drew a resolute galaxy.

At this moment, whether it was the nobles who once secretly cursed the third princess for her incompetence, or the royal family who once had prejudices against their sisters, they could not help but stand in awe.

His eyes were stern and awed.

Your Royal Highness.

Your sacrifice will go down in history.

We will remember your dignity forever!

The king slumped in his chair, staring blankly at Livra who was running towards the witch. He wanted to reach out to ask her to come back, but he couldn't utter a word.

She didn't even turn around.

My daughter...you have no complaints at this moment, and you don't blame the kingdom for being unfair to you.

remember.

Father is proud of you.

Livra ran over to Xuefei and greeted her with a small smile.