PFC Chapter 353 The Unglamorous Fox Fairy vs. the Aloof Dragon Lord (29)
Chapter 353 The Unglamorous Fox Fairy vs. the Aloof Dragon Lord (29)
Chapter 353 The Unglamorous Fox Fairy vs. the Aloof Dragon Lord (29)
Bell is the name of the White Knight.
He Suining followed slowly behind the Rose Queen, like a cat playing with a mouse. She could have easily crushed the mouse, but she chose to toy with it.
The Rose Queen dared not look back; she quickly ran to the church door.
Her forehead was covered in sweat, her mind was blank, and she didn't even think about why no one answered when she called Belle so many times.
Her beautiful, slender fingers had already landed on the door, as if victory was just around the corner.
Once she steps out of that door, He Suining will have no way to deal with her.
She thought so naively.
The door creaked open as she opened it, her expression shifting from fear to delight. Rose took a step forward, but something quickly fell beneath her feet, stopping her.
She glanced down instinctively.
Through the dim streetlights, she saw the white knight's head, which rolled around at her feet and faced her directly.
Those eyes, wide open in death, even in their final moments filled with doubt, stared straight at her.
"what--"
In the pitch-black night, a woman's pitiful screams echoed.
Bang.
Rose took a few steps back, but her legs wouldn't obey her, and she tripped and fell heavily to the ground.
He Suining smiled as she looked at her terrified face.
As a queen, she grew up surrounded by killing, so how could she be frightened by dead people?
She was so terrified because she realized things were getting out of control.
The White Knight is dead, and He Suining behind her seems to know her scheme; there is no one to protect her now.
She is going to die.
Rose is intelligent; she understands this, which is why she trembles with fear.
Yi Tian tossed aside the severed head and disgustedly wiped the blood from his palm.
He came in and closed the door behind him.
Ignoring Rose's gaze, he found a seat, leisurely rested his chin on his hand, and continued watching the show.
There's nothing that Rose doesn't understand.
The handsome man who appeared out of nowhere was He Suining's helper.
She hid it so well.
For so many years, he kept a deadly move hidden, and no one knew about it.
Rose suddenly remembered something and immediately pushed herself up from the ground. Her long black robe had fallen down, revealing a luxurious and beautiful dress underneath, but the hem of the dress was stained.
"Sui Ning".
Qiangwei ran over, grabbed He Suining's hands, her eyes brimming with tears.
Just like when He Suining first met her.
At that time, her godfather hit little Rose's palm with a ruler, telling her again and again that she was the future queen and could not be soft-hearted...
He Suining still remembers what she thought at the time.
She felt sorry for Rose and wanted to be her friend and protect her for the rest of her life.
Now, all that remains is pity and hatred.
“Sui Ning, I was wrong. But you have to understand me, I was just too scared. I was afraid that you would become too powerful and threaten the emperor, afraid that you would take everything away from me.”
Actually, you wouldn't, right? You care about me so much; we grew up together.
Please forgive me?
He Suining looked at her silently, her eyes filled with pain and sorrow.
“Rose.” Her voice was a little hoarse. “You want to poison me. It’s not a matter of forgiveness anymore. If killing someone could lead to an apology, then this world would be too crazy.”
Rose pursed her lips as she looked at her.
The two looked at each other.
Seemingly sensing that He Suining would truly not forgive her, the fear and apprehension on her face disappeared.
She stopped begging for mercy, released He Suining's wrist, and burst into wild laughter.
"Hahaha—hahahaha."
"What can I do? I'm just worried. He Suining, as long as you're alive, I'm worried about losing my throne. I'm not afraid of my sister trying to take it from me, I'm only afraid of you."
Only when you're dead can I sleep peacefully. What can I do? You're the thorn in my side.
I heard the words of the Rose Queen with my own ears.
He Suining sniffed painfully.
She went back and refilled the drink before returning to Rose.
Grab her chin.
Without hesitation, he poured the drink into her mouth.
"Cough cough."
Rose struggled for a few seconds but to no avail. When she couldn't let go, she bent over, patted her chest, and stuck her fingers deep into her throat, trying to vomit up the poisoned wine.
But it's no use at all.
She raised her head in a disheveled state, glaring at He Suining with hatred. "He Suining, you deserve to die a horrible death! I curse you, I curse you..."
"Are you cursing me?" He Suining turned around, picked up the white wine bottle, and walked over.
Without warning, he raised his leg and kicked Rose hard in the waist, sending her flying far away, landing near Yitian.
Yi Tian raised an eyebrow, looked at the roses crawling on the ground, and shook his head.
"If the curse can work, then you are the one who should go to hell the most, Rose."
"You say we grew up together, but you've never trusted me. I treated you like a queen, but more than that, I treated you like a friend and family. But what about you?"
"I'm just your servant, aren't I?"
It wasn't until the moment of her death that He Suining truly understood—in Qiangwei's heart, she was just a servant, a servant who couldn't be seen in the light of day and was utterly unworthy of mention.
Her social status was something she was born with.
Rose collapsed to the ground in pain, and He Suining walked up to her and squatted down.
He grabbed her cheek and shoved the bottle into her mouth.
The osmanthus wine was very sweet, fragrant, and mellow; the taste was truly wonderful. However, it contained a slight bitterness, and only after drinking a large amount of the wine could she detect this unnatural flavor.
She swallowed unconsciously.
A single cup of this poison can cause a burning sensation in the heart, let alone so much of it.
soon.
Rose screamed, clutching her stomach; it felt like every internal organ was throbbing with pain. The poison had infected all her internal organs, causing her to writhe on the ground in agony.
She screamed repeatedly.
It hurts too much.
For a fleeting moment, she might have regretted it, and reached out to grab He Suining's boots.
But she quickly let go.
He Suining just watched her suffer and wail.
The sound grew softer and softer.
Finally, she died completely, her head lolling to one side, her eyes wide open, and she was dead.
Yi Tian lightly touched his lips and made a "tsk" sound.
He got up and walked to He Suining's side, taking her hand. "It's too easy for her to die like this."
He Suining felt the same way.
But she shook her head, looking up at him with moist eyes, "I know, but I don't want to do anything unnecessary. It would be best to see her die in front of me, otherwise I wouldn't be able to sleep day and night."
One cannot have both.
The Rose Queen is dead, and the culprit who killed her is gone; the timeline will shift accordingly. Then she can live on, right...?
He Suining suddenly felt confused.
Now that the Rose Queen has been dealt with, what's next?
Fortunately, she wasn't a particularly indecisive person; if she couldn't figure something out, she'd just let it go. She shook her head and destroyed everything the Rose Queen had brought, to avoid being recognized as her.
She must be kept out of the loop for at least a short period of time.
After dealing with everything, He Suining looked at the corpse on the ground and then looked up at Yitian. "Yitian, help me get rid of her. You know what to do, darling."
“I understand, my queen.” In this atmosphere, Yi Tian couldn’t help but jokingly call her “queen.”
As expected, He Suining rolled her eyes with a smile in return.
*
The palace knights and guards were no pushovers either; they quickly discovered the queen was missing. Even knowing the people might panic, they had no choice but to send out a large-scale search party.
At this scale, what is there that cannot be found?
Soon, the White Knight's body, along with the Queen's, was found. The court was shocked, and the enraged knights and religious orders shouted for a thorough investigation.
However, the results of the investigation were quite shocking.
First, after professional examination, it was determined that the White Knight's head had been struck on the head by a large, ferocious beast with a single swipe of its claw, just like hitting a watermelon.
Secondly, the Rose Queen's body was torn apart by five horses and broken into several pieces, making it impossible to recognize or piece it back together to its original form.
There were also claw marks on its body, and judging from the marks, it was the same kind of beast that killed the White Knight.
Aside from magicians, they couldn't think of anyone else with the ability to control beasts. It couldn't be some random, randomly appearing ferocious beast.
Just as I was thinking this, a black dragon, its tail spiky, hovered in the air.
It has already terrified many people.
Now everyone was speechless, and they roughly guessed that it was probably this beast. Although it was said as "probably," they actually considered it to be 90% certain.
Even those who sided with the Rose Queen felt something was amiss. After all, the Rose Queen wasn't stupid; how could she just run out in the middle of the night for no reason and then be killed by a wild beast?
However, they had no evidence.
Without evidence, it's all just empty talk.
In the blink of an eye, another ten days or so passed, and the Queen had been buried.
The court was in an uproar, and even the leader of the religious order, who never attended, came out.
"Now that Rose is dead, the throne cannot remain vacant. Otherwise, what will the people think if it continues to be vacant? It will cause widespread panic."
Everyone was chattering away, each with their own plans.
Yes, the throne usually passes to the daughter of the previous queen, but who knew that Rose would die before giving birth to a daughter? But for them, this was actually a good thing…
"Ahem, I'm a relative of Queen Casa, and my daughter is about the same age as Rose..."
Casa was the previous queen and Rose's mother.
"Bullshit! If you put it that way, my family is even more closely related to Queen Casa than you are..."
twitter.
Everyone was in a state of chaos, and at this moment, they wished they could go home and flip through their family tree to see who was closer to whom.
If one could sit on this throne, it would be like a bird turning into a phoenix.
"So lively?"
Just then, an unfamiliar voice came from not far away. Everyone couldn't help but look over, and when they saw Princess Yan Hua, their expressions changed drastically, and their eyes flashed with a strange light.
Some looked at each other in bewilderment, some whispered among themselves, and some stared at her with scrutinizing eyes.
Yan Hua didn't care about any of this. With the help of her maid, she calmly and smilingly walked towards the throne.
"Bold."
"Princess, you can't."
Yan Hua plopped down on the throne.
This spot wasn't as comfortable as she'd imagined; her bottom was pressed against a cold, hard, metallic surface. She placed her hand on the phoenix-carved armrest and gently rubbed it against it.
at last.
After all these years, she has finally achieved her dream of sitting in this position.
"Why are you all looking at me like that?" Yan Hua ignored the angry stares from below and smiled. "I am my sister's only younger sister. Shouldn't this throne belong to me?"
Actually, everyone has overlooked her.
“Princess Yan Hua.” A knight leader stepped forward, placing his right hand on his chest in respect, but his words were anything but respectful. “You were raised in seclusion from a young age due to poor health, which is quite different from the education Queen Rose received. While the throne should indeed be inherited by blood relatives, it will be difficult for you to maintain public support as you sit on it.”
Everyone nodded.
Princess Yan Hua simply smiled and said, "How could that be? I've already recovered. My sister has known all along; she truly treats me like a younger sister."
At this point, her expression softened considerably, and tears welled up in her eyes, seemingly about to spill over. "She secretly taught me a lot. When I was little, I didn't quite understand and even blamed her for being too strict. Now I understand that my sister was making plans in advance so that if something really happened, our family's throne would fall into someone else's hands."
"Bullshit."
As soon as she finished speaking, members of the cult jumped out and rebuked her.
Yan Hua smoothed the stray hairs from her forehead and secretly smiled.
Yes, she was indeed talking nonsense. Everyone present, including herself, knew that Rose hated her blood relatives to the core, and that she would eliminate anyone who could threaten her throne without anyone knowing.
But now the rose is dead.
Since the dead can't speak, it's natural to let her speak.
Thinking about what was about to happen, her smile became blatant. "Everyone, please don't be impatient. I know you don't believe me. In that case, I'll have to invite witnesses."
She looked at the maid beside her.
The maid quickly left.
"You're just putting on an act. Even if you invited the gods from heaven, it wouldn't change the fact that you're a liar."
"Princess Yan Hua, before things get out of hand, you'd better come down now, or don't blame me for not giving you a good look."
"Princess, please come down."
Yan Hua sat on the throne without moving an inch.
Time passed by minute by minute.
The knights couldn't contain themselves; Yan Hua's figure sitting on it was like a thorn in their flesh, making it unbearable for them.
One knight stepped forward first, and no one stopped him.
Yan Hua lowered her eyes in silence.
Judging by the time, it should be arriving soon.
"Let's see who dares to touch the future queen."
Just then, the doors to the imperial court opened.