"Your Majesty's intentions are not for us to speculate on. This subordinate is only responsible for conveying the message to the princess."
"What...?"
Xu Ruolan stared blankly at the guard until she was being escorted toward the inner palace, only then snapping back to her senses.
She bit her lip, suddenly turned around, and pointed at the sky behind them.
"Look! A UFO!"
"Hm?"
Several guards turned around at once, only to find nothing in the sky. When they turned back, a purple-glowing web of electricity had suddenly appeared before them.
"Bzzzt—"
Several guards were trapped beneath the electric net, their entire bodies numbed by the shocks. The commotion drew the attention of nearby guards, and several burly men immediately rushed over with weapons in hand.
Xu Ruolan took several steps back and hurriedly pulled out the airship key, pressing it.
"Katherwe!"
She shouted, and a small airship immediately dived down from the sky, knocking the burly men charging over with weapons flat onto the ground.
Xu Ruolan proudly wrinkled her nose and nimbly leaped into the driver's seat.
"Quick! Activate the interception system!" one guard shouted.
Before he could finish, an older guard beside him smacked him on the head.
"Are you out of your mind? That's the princess! Will you take responsibility if she gets hurt?!"
"I... Then what do we do? The princess has run away..."
"There's nothing we can do. His Majesty will check the surveillance footage himself."
Several guards lay on the ground, watching the small airship leisurely depart with troubled expressions.
Xu Ruolan in the driver's seat was equally troubled. She flew aimlessly through the sky, her mood remaining low.
"Did Father say that because he doesn't want to save Brother anymore?"
Xu Ruolan muttered to herself. The sudden disparity had caught her completely