My House Is Pretty Big-Why Not Stay with Me? (3)

Apart from the sound of breathing, the entire jungle was utterly silent; not a single sound could be heard—no nightingales, no reptiles...

The leader stared at the shadow before him, his palms sweating and his body trembling. He felt no relief that his injuries had healed and the pain had disappeared; instead, he felt an unprecedented fear.

Because he knew that what awaited him was a bloody and painful feast.

This man has enough means and a cruel enough heart to make him experience unprecedented pain, and he also has enough means to ensure that he does not die in agony.

Sometimes, saying something is more effective than doing it... Various terrifying scenes began to flash through the leader's mind, his body trembled uncontrollably, and he felt as if his scalp was about to burst from fear.

Breathing turned into panting.

Fear triumphed over loyalty.

The leader's lips trembled. "Yes..."

"Your Highness!"

Buzz!

Upon hearing this, Antasia and the four guards almost simultaneously changed their expressions.

Antasia's face turned deathly pale, and her body even swayed slightly.

Qin Chu could clearly feel the breathing behind him become short and rapid.

Lance, he really is that idiot.

In the first playthrough, Lance didn't seem to have arranged for an assassin to kill his fiancée, but in the second playthrough, Lance seems much more ruthless... What caused this change in Lance?

It couldn't be my fault, could it?

Probably not!

Qin Chu adjusted his expression, and the next second he shouted sharply, "Shut up!"

"How dare you slander the First Prince! How could the First Prince possibly murder his own fiancée? I don't believe he's that stupid!"

Okay, he's just that stupid.

It's not surprising that Qin Chu knew Antasia was the future princess consort; many people in the Orwell Empire knew this.

The leader panicked, desperately trying to explain, "It really is His Highness Lance! His Highness Lance sent us to eliminate the princess of the Ice Grand Duchy! He even arranged for the destruction of Conrad Demonic Beast Lair to create the illusion of Magic Creature being unleashed, so he could pin the princess's death entirely on the Magic Creature, and then he could get away with Saintess Rosweisse..."

Qin Chu had his back to Antasia, suddenly smiled. Saying the name Rosweisse was enough; the rest was up to Antasia and the four Time Guardians to imagine.

With a whoosh, Qin Chu punched the leader on the head, and with a crack, the entire head was smashed like a watermelon, leaving Qin Chu with no way to prove anything.

Qin Chu stood up, a hint of apology on his face. "I'm sorry, Your Highness Antasia, but I simply cannot tolerate this guy slandering an innocent person even when he's about to die."

Antasia managed a weak smile, but this woman was clever. Although she was initially shocked, she quickly regained her composure. Her icy white eyes swept over the corpses on the ground, her brows furrowing slightly. No one knew what she was thinking.

Qin Chu hesitated before speaking, "Miss Antalia, I'm not trying to defend the Crown Prince. Everyone in the Imperial City knows that I don't get along with him."

"My words may sound harsh to you, but the Crown Prince doesn't actually welcome Miss Antasia's arrival. Even if he's infatuated with Saintess Rosweisse, he would never stoop to assassinating his fiancée. That would be incredibly foolish and could even provoke a conflict between the Ice Grand Duchy and the Orwell Empire."

Qin Chu appeared to be defending the eldest prince, but he provided absolutely no evidence. Moreover, every sentence he uttered only reinforced the impression that the eldest prince had attempted to assassinate him.

And then, seemingly by chance, he mentioned Saint Rosweisse, a name that perfectly matched the one the assassin had just mentioned.

Antalia's expression remained unchanged, but she felt empty and somewhat sad inside. After all, the man she had always loved and her future husband was infatuated with another woman, which was not something to be happy about.

However, she expressed her understanding of the eldest prince, since she and the eldest prince had never met and it was normal for them not to have any feelings for each other. However, Antasia was confident that she could win back the eldest prince's heart.

Antalia's face even broke into a bright smile, "I also believe that His Highness the Crown Prince would not do such a thing."

"Hero Excellency, you said there's a conflict between you and His Highness the Crown Prince?" Antasia changed the subject.

Qin Chu then ruthlessly steered the conversation back on track. "Well, about that... I am the Hero, and according to the Holy Church's Divine Oracle, Saintess Rosweisse is the Hero's destined one... You know, the Crown Prince is infatuated with Rosweisse, even falling out with His Majesty Wadsworth for Rosweisse, and even giving up the throne. Naturally, this created conflict between us. Actually, I don't have any feelings for the Saintess, but the Crown Prince clearly doesn't think so."

This eldest prince even gave up the throne...

The four guards frowned, clearly harboring resentment towards the Crown Prince. It was truly a disservice for the Princess to marry such a man.

Only Antasia remained calm. "Hero Excellency, you are an elegant Knight, and I believe the Crown Prince must also be a very elegant person... This is just a pitiful misunderstanding."

Antasia did not want any conflict between her future husband and the Hero, as this would certainly not be a good thing for the eldest prince.

"Perhaps I can convey your thoughts to the Crown Prince," Antasia said with a smile.

Qin Chu shrugged. "It's best not to, it will bring you unnecessary trouble."

He pulled out a towel and wiped the blood from his hands. "I see you're all quite tired. It's getting late, and nighttime is when Magic Creature are most active. Perhaps you could rest for a bit, and we can continue our journey tomorrow morning."

Although Antasia was eager to return to the Imperial City as soon as possible, Qin Chu's words made some sense.

Moreover, although his guards' injuries had been healed, they were almost exhausted and definitely needed some rest.

Together with the four guards, Qin Chu buried Antasia's murdered maids and guards. A little distance from the remaining corpses, Qin Chu found a relatively flat spot, lit a fire, and shared some of his food with Antasia.

Antasia chewed slowly, the firelight illuminating her delicate, icy face, expressionless. No one knew what she was thinking.

Today is destined to be a difficult day for Antasia, a day she will need to process. She is a noble princess who has been assassinated, and many of her maids and servants have died in the attack.

The prime suspect is, surprisingly, her future husband.

The next day, Antasia opened her eyes as soon as the morning sun touched her face.

He was wearing an extra coat, seemingly belonging to the Hero.

Ekaterina, holding her greatsword in both hands, leaned against a large tree, her eyes slightly narrowed. Violet sat on a branch, gazing into the distance.

Antasia desperately wanted to get along with Ekaterina and Violet, but unfortunately, both of them were very cold and difficult to approach.

As for the petite lady who saved him and his guards yesterday, she never appeared again after entering Qin Chu's body.

Qin Chu fell from the treetop and stretched. "Good morning, Miss Antasia... I wanted to prepare a delicious breakfast for you, but unfortunately, we didn't bring much food. We finished it all last night, and probably because of the battle here yesterday, we can't even find a small animal nearby. We'll have to continue on our way hungry."

Antasia smiled too, "Your Hero, women from the Ice Country are not so weak."

Antasia wasn't boasting. Although she was a pampered princess, Antasia could keep up with Qin Chu's pace perfectly well, and she didn't care at all even when her gorgeous dress was torn by the thorns in the jungle.

By the time Qin Chu found his way back to Conrad Military Camp, it was already noon.

Morton, Jason, Christia were directing soldiers to search the surrounding jungle while preparing to dig through the collapsed rubble. When they saw Qin Chu appear, these three extremely powerful experts suddenly had an urge to sit down on the ground.

It's so good that the Hero is alright.

They asked Qin Chu what had happened, and Qin Chu simply told a lie, saying that Violet had used a magic scroll to send him away, but the location was somewhat remote, so he only returned today.

The three didn't delve into it further; to them, the fact that the Hero was still alive was more important than anything else.

What's more, the Hero not only survived, but also incidentally rescued the princess of the Ice Grand Duchy, the eldest prince's fiancée...

The group dared not delay, fearing something might happen to the Hero again. They requisitioned some warhorses from the military camp and returned directly to the Imperial City without saying a word.

Right at the gate of the Imperial City, the eldest prince was leading his entourage, waiting there; appearances still had to be maintained.

He had been waiting since yesterday evening. He was certain that Antasia could not possibly appear in the Imperial City, but because he didn't want to stay in the dark room, he insisted on waiting at the city gate.

Those unaware of the situation were even moved by the Crown Prince's deep affection.

As darkness fell, the eldest prince yawned. He was tired and prepared to return to his small, dark room to take a nap. But just then, his eyes suddenly caught sight of small, dark shadows gradually emerging in the distance. They seemed to be warhorses galloping wildly, kicking up clouds of dust.

As they drew closer, the Crown Prince finally saw clearly that the one walking at the very front was none other than Morton, the Royal Guard Knights.

Has the Hero returned?

The eldest prince was somewhat agitated. He knew that Morton, along with some experts from the Holy See and the Earth Mother Church Holy Church, had gone to train the brave Hero.

He had no intention of meeting the Hero and was preparing to leave.

But soon, two figures appeared behind Morton.

One of them was Qin Chu, the Hero whom the eldest prince despised the most.

And the other one... even from a distance, it was still clear that she was a very familiar and beautiful woman, perhaps because she was riding a horse, her long, icy blue hair was flying behind her.

That was his fiancée, Antasia.

The eldest prince shuddered slightly, and the expression on his face instantly became very strange.

Why is his fiancée with Qin Chu? Why is Antasia still alive? Could it be that Qin Chu rescued her?

That despicable bastard always ruins my plans.

The two seemed to have a pretty good relationship, even while riding horses they kept talking. Their Battle Qi was concentrated in their eyes, and the Crown Prince could clearly see what Qin Chu was saying, but he couldn't understand it. Antasia was amused and covered her mouth to chuckle.

Soon, he noticed something else: Antasia was wearing a men's coat. Was that... Qin Chu's coat?

They weren't together last night, were they? An

Why is Tasia wearing Qin Chu's coat? Why does Antasia look so disheveled, as if her skirt has been ripped open?

His fists clenched unconsciously, and his teeth clenched together, making a grinding sound.

A gust of wind blew by, and the Crown Prince felt as if something had landed on his hat. He reached out and took it off; it was a bright green leaf!

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Chapter 142 My house is quite big, why don't you stay at my house? (3)

His sinister gaze was fixed on the emerald green leaves, their vibrant color shimmering in his eyes.

What is this, a gift from nature?

The eldest prince didn't pay much attention to the leaf and casually tossed it on the ground, his hawk-like eyes still fixed on the figure rapidly approaching in the distance.

A jumble of chaotic thoughts and images flashed through his mind.

Antasia, Qin Chu!

Antasia should have arrived at Conrad Demonic Beast Lair yesterday; it seems the assassination attempt failed.

But they only returned today, clearly having spent the night there. Antasia's skirt was torn, and she was wearing Qin Chu's coat...

The more he thought about it, the worse he felt. His mood grew increasingly agitated, and a bizarre image involuntarily surfaced in his mind: under the bright moonlight, two pale, naked bodies were intertwined, driven by primal urges, emitting desperate screams...

With the Goddess of Holy Light above, that scene was truly awful.

His face was completely contorted.

That bastard Qin Chu! He already violated Saintess Rosweisse, and now he's even going to lay a hand on his own fiancée? Knowing Qin Chu's character, he would never let a woman like Antasia go.

He didn't care about Antasia; he had absolutely no feelings for this princess from the Ice Country. But no matter what, Antasia was still Lance's fiancée, and the images he imagined made Lance feel deeply insulted.

Lindbergh, having grown up with Lance since childhood, truly understood Lance. In Lance's heart, Antasia was his fiancée. Regardless of whether he wanted to marry her or not, even if he drove her away, she was still his property, and he had complete control over her.

Even if it's something he doesn't want, he absolutely won't allow anyone to touch it.

This man's possessiveness was stronger than I could have imagined.

His eyes had become empty at some point, like a void night sky, deep and dark.

A venomous fire of resentment raged within him... Qin Chu, he would not let this despicable man go. He would torture him with the most horrific methods, he would make him lose all face and suffer endless pain and despair.

And that woman, he'll make her understand what the consequences of betraying her will be.

Just wait... your end is coming soon.

Antasia, just as she said, had delicate cheeks and fine skin, but she was not a weak woman.

The Ice Country is freezing cold, and its food is imported from Orville.

Meat comes almost entirely from hunting wild animals in the glaciers and snowfields.

Even members of the royal family had to participate in the hunt.

Antasia was the same. From a young age, in addition to learning various etiquette and magic, she also learned some simple physical skills and hunting techniques, as well as riding training.

The warhorses galloped freely, and a smile appeared on Antasia's face. She had already spotted the First Prince at the city gate.

She had seen the portrait of the eldest prince and knew that he was her future husband.

Some of Antasia's etiquette teachers were from the Orwell Empire, and from a young age they instilled in Antasia the idea of loyalty to the Crown Prince and deep love for him.

This filled Antasia with anticipation.

Even after what happened, Antasia still refused to believe that the Crown Prince was the mastermind behind her murder.

She preferred to believe that there was just some misunderstanding.