Trafford's Trading Club

Chapter 1530: Chapter 257: The Princess Who Became a Monster

Perhaps he quietly left during the chaos… Perhaps he had long sensed the motive when he threw out the earring — there are too many possibilities.

At this moment, these possibilities quickly flashed through Princess Yamanlana’s mind, but no matter how she imagined, she probably could not imagine that the truth was this young guard had not left the scene of the banquet, nor had he moved far away from her.

Right beside her, the young guard’s gaze had always been on Princess Yamanlana… watching quietly—just as Princess Yamanlana had once said, if you want to know the answer, use your own eyes to observe and judge.

The young guard now looked at the Princess Yamanlana, whose expression was fluctuating… expressionless, no one knew what he was thinking inside.

In fact, no one could clearly see the expression on the young guard’s face at this moment—because in everyone’s eyes, the existence of this young guard seemed to be nothing more than dust on the ground.

No one would have any opinion on a piece of dust on the ground.

“Yamanlana, stop your farce immediately!” The Pharaoh of the Kingdom sternly ordered at this moment, thinking it necessary to emphasize his highest authority in the kingdom—although Princess Yamanlana was currently his only offspring, the kingdom’s most outstanding female.

“I am not making a fuss.” Surprisingly, Her Royal Highness the Princess appeared rather calm at this moment, she slowly turned around, looked at her father, the Pharaoh of the Kingdom, and said blandly, “I already have someone in mind, perhaps none of you can see his existence, even I cannot see him now… but I can feel he is by my side, right here…”

The young guard… Boss Luo, upon hearing this, blinked his eyes, and his already extremely low sense of presence dropped again… perhaps this time he had completely become air in others’ eyes.

“…in my heart” The unfinished words of Her Royal Highness the Princess echoed in everyone’s ears… like a pure maiden confessing her inner longing.

Boss Luo… Boss Luo did not continue to lower his presence.

At this moment, looking at the affectionate and blissful face of Princess Yamanlana, countless young talents of the kingdom were heartbroken… they suddenly realized that no matter how hard they tried, they probably could not enter Princess Yamanlana’s heart because her heart had long been occupied.

“Who is it?!” The Pharaoh of the Kingdom immediately frowned and asked sternly.

Not just as a father… but as a man, someone with a partner, he was too clear about such a maiden’s crush—even though the Pharaoh had planned to select a suitable husband for the princess at this banquet, the moment he truly felt the princess’s heart was occupied by another man, the Pharaoh felt the anger of losing his most precious treasure.

At this moment, the Pharaoh of the Kingdom even forgot about the recent commotion of Princess Yamanlana, like an enraged lion, the peak voice of royal power echoed in the banquet hall, “That guy who makes Princess Yamanlana sorrowful, show yourself… As a man, don’t you have the courage to stand up and face the father of a daughter?!”

Boss Luo thought for a moment and felt it seemed necessary to lower his presence even further… after air, what would it be?

As time passed, the banquet hall quieted down ever since Princess Yamanlana walked up the steps… and silence remained, with only the piercing gaze of the Pharaoh of the Kingdom surveying the scene.

Yet there was still no response… seeing a group of bewildered nobles and ministers, the Pharaoh of the Kingdom took a deep breath, struck the ground heavily with his scepter, glaring at Princess Yamanlana, “I! Will not allow you to choose your husband… your husband can only be recognized by myself!”

Princess Yamanlana’s face turned cold again at this moment, “In that case, from tonight onward, Yamanlana will no longer be your daughter, nor will she be the… princess of the kingdom.”

“Yamanlana, you?!”

“That’s it then.” Yamanlana slowly exhaled, “Don’t worry, from now on, I will move into the temple and I will continue to battle the monsters… when the longest night arrives, my silhouette will also appear on the kingdom’s walls.”

“Yamanlana, you… you… you audacious!!” The Pharaoh of the Kingdom, now red-faced with anger, raised his trembling scepter, seemingly wanting to give an order… but rationality seemed to be restraining his impulse.

Princess Yamanlana gave the Pharaoh of the Kingdom a deep look at this moment, then turned and slowly walked down the steps… her gaze was sharp, and wherever she looked, no one dared to meet her eyes.

People even subconsciously spread to both sides before Yamanlana had completely descended the staircase, allowing a wide path leading away from the banquet hall.

At this moment, an unexpected change occurred… in an instant, dozens of figures rushed into the banquet hall—these people wore white robes, were barefoot, and even had tattoos of the Sun God on their faces.

Temple guards!

A dozen temple guards from the depths of the Royal Palace suddenly appeared in the banquet hall… these temple guards easily pushed aside the young talents present, and easily knocked the kingdom’s guards out of the way, directly surrounding Yamanlana.

Seeing this scene, the ministers below suddenly realized— it seemed the break between Her Royal Highness Princess Yamanlana and the Pharaoh of the Kingdom tonight had been premeditated… as the Holy Maiden of the temple, Her Royal Highness had even mobilized the temple’s white-robed guards!

Each of these white-robed guards could be considered a warrior, exceedingly brave and powerful, ordinary guards couldn’t match a single white-robed guard… with over a dozen white-robed guards mobilized, even if the Pharaoh of the Kingdom now ordered the palace guards to act, they probably couldn’t stop Princess Yamanlana from entering the temple!

“Yamanlana, how dare you…”

How could the Pharaoh of the Kingdom not notice these white-robed guards now?

The Pharaoh’s face turned extremely grim, muttering, “Do you really… hate me that much? To even mobilize the white-robed guards…”

The Pharaoh of the Kingdom, at once a bit slumped, sat down… from the moment these white-robed guards appeared, he already understood that Yamanlana’s entry into the temple tonight, no longer being a royal princess, was a foregone conclusion.

But the matter seemed not to be that simple… just as everyone thought Princess Yamanlana would leave like this, the dozen white-robed guards who stormed into the banquet hall suddenly drew their weapons, aiming at Princess Yamanlana inside the circle!

They were not here to escort the princess?

What kind of drama was this?

…

They didn’t know what kind of drama this was, even Yamanlana herself didn’t know what these white-robed guards were up to!

Princess Yamanlana furrowed her brows at this moment, and snorted coldly, “What are you doing! Don’t you know who I am… who sent you here!”

“In the name of the High Priest, capture the imposter pretending to be Princess Yamanlana!” a particularly burly man among the white-robed guards proclaimed loudly!

High Priest… an imposter pretending to be the Princess?

The nobles and ministers were shocked! The young talents gasped… the Pharaoh of the Kingdom even abruptly stood from the Throne—while Yamanlana’s brows furrowed deeply with an extremely unpleasant expression.

“You… what nonsense are you spouting?!” Yamanlana shouted in a deep voice.

But the white-robed guards paid no attention, having drawn their weapons, they attacked Yamanlana, showing no mercy!

At this moment, facing the fierce attacks of the white-robed guards, even if Yamanlana had experienced countless battles with monsters, she dared not be careless… the strength of these white-robed guards personally trained by the temple, Yamanlana understood far better than anyone in the Royal Palace!

In terms of actual combat ability, Yamanlana herself, after years of training, was at most on par with these white-robed guards—and here, there were over a dozen white-robed guards at her level!

“Have you lost your minds? How dare you attack me?!”

Faced with Yamanlana’s furious roar, the white-robed guards showed no hesitation, striking viciously—they soon wielded their weapons, while Princess Yamanlana faced them barehanded.

In just a moment, Princess Yamanlana was already defeated, about to be captured by the white-robed guards. She bit her lip and instantly took out the divine artifact she kept close to her body.

But the white-robed guards seemed to have anticipated this. One of them threw a large net, instantly enveloping Princess Yamanlana—they began tightening the ropes of the net, binding Yamanlana tightly. The divine artifact in her hand was even knocked to the ground by a white-robed guard who appeared from behind.

Panic surged in Princess Yamanlana’s heart as she watched the divine artifact slide out due to inertia—a sense of fear came over her.

The slid-out artifact… the handgun finally came to a stop, sliding to the feet of a figure… the person bent down to pick up the artifact gifted by the Sun God, and without a word, raised it to the sky.

Boom—!

A colossal sound that shocked the entire venue… a sound that drew everyone’s gaze—they watched the person holding the artifact in their hand.

Also clad in white robes.

“High Priest!”

“It’s the High Priest… it really is him!”

“High Priest…”

Under everyone’s gaze, the white-robed High Priest slowly stepped forward, arriving before the captured Princess Yamanlana—Princess Yamanlana’s eyes were wide with rage, and her chin was gripped by a white-robed guard, making her utter only muffled sounds.

Princess Yamanlana continued to struggle… terror, anger, disbelief!

Finally, the High Priest slowly lowered the divine artifact in his hand, pointing it at the fallen Princess Yamanlana… Her Highness the Princess’s eyes were filled more with sadness… so much sadness it was almost despair, her eyes instantly bloodshot.

Yet the High Priest did not activate the artifact again; he merely waved a hand, and a white-robed guard immediately stepped forward to strike Princess Yamanlana unconscious on the ground.

…

“What exactly happened?” The Pharaoh of the Kingdom angrily approached, protected by guards, “High Priest… you dared to lay hands on the Princess?”

The High Priest calmly stated, “She is not the real Yamanlana, but a rare monster from the desert transformed.”

“What did you say?!” The Pharaoh of the Kingdom was taken aback… shocked, he rushed forward, grabbing the High Priest’s collar, staring at him intently.

“This is holy water, gifted by the True God. You will soon understand…”

Speaking, the High Priest directly took out a bottle, instructing the white-robed guards to pour its contents down the throat of the unconscious Princess Yamanlana.

“Ah—!”

A cry of terror came from the crowd—the body of Princess Yamanlana, having ingested the holy water from the High Priest’s bottle, was undergoing a horrifying transformation!

Her body began to grow lizard-like scales, her teeth became sharp… her graceful hair started to fall off, her beautiful face turned hideous—a terrifying tail even sprouted from her back!

Even the Pharaoh of the Kingdom was startled by the hideous creature on the ground!

“How… how could this be?!” The Pharaoh of the Kingdom grabbed the High Priest’s collar again, “She… it is a monster, transformed from a giant beast, so where is the real Yamanlana? What has happened to her?!”

“Rest assured.” The High Priest shook his head, “Princess Yamanlana is fine, she is right here… look, here she comes.”

Following the direction of the High Priest’s pointing finger, a young woman slowly walked out.

“Yamanlana!” The Pharaoh of the Kingdom cried out in delight.

Who else could it be but Yamanlana?

She was wearing the same clothes she was in when she entered the banquet… this is the real Princess Yamanlana, not the one who came in armor and ultimately revealed her true form under the High Priest’s actions!

[Her Royal Highness]… Claudia’s legs went weak again, she was actually pushed out… by the white-robed guard behind her.

At this moment, facing everyone’s eyes and looking at the hideous motionless thing on the ground, Claudia almost wanted to faint.

Her scalp tingled, her body’s shivering was almost impossible to hide.

“Earlier, this terrifying giant beast sneaked in, knocked the Princess unconscious, and even used a special transformation ability to take on the Princess’s appearance…” The High Priest’s voice captured the crowd’s attention, “This giant beast was probably a spy sent by the giant beast group deep in the desert. Its ultimate goal was to infiltrate the Temple as the Princess Yamanlana’s Holy Maiden, to desecrate the True God!”

The crowd was shocked by such a huge conspiracy, their faces turning pale!

“But everyone can rest assured!” The High Priest declared loudly, “I will distribute the Sun’s holy water to everyone… as long as you drink it, any spies transformed by giant beasts will immediately reveal their true form!”

“Long live the High Priest! High Priest!”

“High Priest! High Priest! High Priest!”

They praised the Temple’s High Priest so fervently… in an instant, divine power surpassed royal power and reached its peak.

The Pharaoh of the Kingdom, however, ignored the crowd’s praise of the High Priest, quietly observing [Her Royal Highness], softly asking, “Yamanlana… are you alright, did the giant beast injure you anywhere?”

Claudia opened her mouth, but upon seeing the High Priest’s gaze sweep over her, she instinctively said in a low voice, “No… no.”

“That’s good.” The Pharaoh of the Kingdom sighed softly, embracing his daughter, “As long as you’re alright, that’s good…”

She listened to the Pharaoh of the Kingdom’s gentle murmurs in her ear… Did the true princess and the Pharaoh of the Kingdom really have such an irreconcilable relationship as others said?