Read Novel Full Chapter 177.2
Chapter 177.2
The person at the door saw that no one was responding, and they raised their arm high, ready to knock on the door again.
The door suddenly opened, and the person knocking subconsciously looked up. She stared at Bai Lixin for a few seconds before reacting, and she hurriedly lowered her head, saying respectfully, “Your Highness, His Majesty the King summons you.”
Standing before Bai Lixin was a small servant girl, with elegant and dignified features.
As soon as she lowered her head, Bai Lixin saw the hat on top of the other party’s head.
Bai Lixin looked at the short maid, nodded, and said indifferently, “Okay, take me there.”
The maid led the way, and Bai Lixin followed, walking through the long corridor.
While observing the environment, he continued communicating with the two systems in his mind: [Prince Rapunzel’s story sounds like a fairy tale, but if you peel back the words carefully, you will find some flaws.]
Escape system: [what flaws are there?]
Bai Lixin: [At the beginning of the story, it was said that the king and queen had a son, but this incident angered the witch in the forest. ]
[One is a powerful king and the other is a witch of the forest, which is quite out of place, isn’t it? Why did the witch get so angry when the king had a son? Why would a witch be so angry that she has to travel thousands of miles to cast a curse?]
[I actually read a lot of fairy tales; many people scoff at them, thinking they are made up to fool children. But if you read the fairy tales carefully, you will find that the stories are very profound.]
[Different age groups and different values will have different interpretations of fairy tales. Moreover, the stories are very logical. Witches are often villains, but even if they are bad, they have a reason.]
[Some are jealous of the other character’s beauty; some are jealous of not being invited and feeling neglected; and some are simply bad.]
[But why is the witch in this story angry? Escape system, do you know why?]
The escape system hesitated for a moment: [I’ll check… Sorry, Master Bai Lixin, it doesn’t say why.]
A knight appeared every so often on the long corridor, Bai Lixin followed the maid and soon crossed to a long outdoor corridor. Outside the corridor was a huge green field, where a group of people was playing football.
They were kicking with focus when the ball landed in front of a tall man, who subconsciously kicked it with force, and it instantly flew in Bai Lixin’s direction.
That ball was very fast, and it was in front of Bai Lixin in the blink of an eye.
The players didn’t expect the ball to fly so far or that it would reach the corridor where people were.
Amidst the maid’s horror and the football players’ exclamations, Bai Lixin lifted his foot lazily, and the extremely fast sprinting ball landed under his foot.
The maid bent slightly at the waist, cowering as she looked at Bai Lixin and then at the people in the distance, trembling as she spoke, “Are you alright, My Lord?”
The dozen or so football players also came over.
Bai Lixin noticed that the people of this kingdom had a tradition of wearing hats; the maids wore hats, the knights in the corridor wore hats, and even the football players wore hats.
The football players also had terrified expressions, they looked at each other in disbelief and looked completely dumbfounded.
On the contrary, the tall man who had kicked the ball was calm. He bent over respectfully, saying, “Greetings to His Royal Highness,” and only then did the crowd feel like they had found their souls. They all followed suit, respectfully greeting Bai Lixin.
Amid the tense atmosphere, Bai Lixin raised an eyebrow and gave them the ball, not forgetting to instruct them, “Be careful next time.”
The tall man bowed his head even lower and said, “Yes, Your Highness, thank you for your kindness.”
After the small interlude, the maid and Bai Lixin continued to walk forward.
Bai Lixin looked at the maid in front of him and said, “You seem very nervous.”
The maid’s already tense shoulders became even tenser.
Bai Lixin: “Are you afraid of me?”
The maid stopped in her tracks and looked at Bai Lixin with tears in her eyes, “No, Your Highness, you are cheerful and kind; how could I be afraid of you? I respect you, you are the future ruler of this country, you are as young as eighteen years old, and yet you have to suffer such a disaster. I care about you so much that I fear neglecting you in any way.”
Bai Lixin also had no intention to make things difficult for the maid, and nodded casually, “I know, I just asked casually, don’t be so afraid, go on.”
The maid was so relieved that she hurriedly brought her hands together and bowed, then turned around and continued on her way.
S419M’s voice suddenly rang out in his mind, [Lord host, it seems that the prince you are roleplaying is not an average person. The football players and the maid look scared. Did this person do something that made people fear him?]
Bai Lixin: [That would be a question for the escape system].
The escape system winced in fear, [Huh? Me? I don’t know! It’s not in the file.]
Fearing that Bai Lixin and S419M would not believe him, the escape system simply projected the text on a big blue screen in Bai Lixin’s mind.
[Take a look if you don’t believe me; I have read all the text and didn’t leave out anything. ]
Bai Lixin smiled: [I did not say I don’t believe you, don’t be afraid.]
S419M: [Sister system is so good. But the ability has dropped; where did the sassiness from before go?]
Escape system: [Wuuu, I was locked in a small black room for fifty years, and now that I am out, I feel like I have degraded a bit. I don’t want to go back to the dark room again, I’m scared, Brother.]
Bai Lixin: [Are you claustrophobic?]
The escape system said with a little embarrassment: [I’m afraid of the dark, you’re not going to laugh at me, are you?]
S419M: [How can I laugh at you, I just feel like protecting you even more. I really regret coming so late and letting you endure pain you shouldn’t have to endure. But it does not matter; from now on, Brother will always be with you. I will never let you suffer the slightest bit of harm.]
Escape system: [Wuuu, Brother is so great, I love you so much, mwa~]
Bai Lixin: [……]
Is it appropriate for the two of you to show your love in front of an old pseudo-widower?
The manu lived in a different building from the palace, and it took about ten minutes of following the maid before the two arrived at a luxurious palace.
When they walked into the palace, the maid took him to a room on the first floor.
The room was hidden from view, and an aroma of meat came from the room.
The maid knocked: “Your Majesty, the Prince is here.”
Almost as soon as the maid’s voice fell, the king’s voice rang out, “Come in.”
The voice carried the arrogance and majesty of a superior, and the maid immediately opened the door respectfully.
She stood by the large doorway, her head bowed down and showing no intention of going in.
Palaces always have many rules, and Bai Lixin did not hesitate once he saw her attitude and walked straight in.
It was a dining room.
Three people were sitting in the dining room, and at the top of the table was an elderly man wearing a red velvet cloak and a crown.
He appeared to be around sixty, and his hair and beard were crisscrossed with grey. Time had left its mark on his face, but it had not taken away the sharpness in his eyes.
On his right was an elegant and dignified lady.
She was well-maintained, with a noble air in her manner; she was much younger than the king, looking to be in her twenties.
This was Her Majesty the Queen.
To the left of the king sat a young man making restrained movements.
He was sitting with fear on his face, and the sound of his knife and fork clinking against the silverware was a sign of his nervousness.
The man’s hair was long, but if you looked closely, you could see that it was not quite right.
Bai Lixin crossed the corridor, watching these people’s movements from the corner of his eye as he walked.
The king maintained his sharpness, while the queen’s eyes looked a little evasive, seemingly not quite daring to look at Bai Lixin.
As for the substitute, his eyes were also very complicated. There was fear in his eyes, but when he sneaked a look at Bai Lixin, there seemed to be something else.
The system said that the intruder would turn into any character in the fairy tale.
It was like a hint, but also not a hint.
There were so many characters, and the hint was just that.
But there wasn’t much time left for him, he had two days.
[Yes, there is indeed not much time left for you.] The escape system’s voice suddenly came, [although the king wants to use this method to cheat the curse, it probably won’t work. Don’t forget, you are now Prince Rapunzel, and if the curse is not lifted within the time limit, it will be fulfilled on you.]
[And then you will become a daffodil by the river.]
[You must hurry, Master Bai Lixin. Is there anything wrong with these people? If not, let us hurry to the next thing.]
Bai Lixin : [Yes, I know, thanks for the reminder.]
He swept his gaze over the three people without a trace, and the king beckoned towards him, “Come here, child.”
The system asked him if there was anything wrong with these people.
Why did he feel like they all had a problem?
This was a bit of a problem.