"Hm? What did you say?"
Merlin's aura was still terrifying. Though he seemed calm, he was like a volcano on the verge of eruption, making even this Full Beastification powerhouse tremble inwardly.
Faced with Merlin's question, the Full Beastification powerhouse hurriedly got to his feet, glanced around, and then lowered his voice. "Marquis Leo, this is actually Her Highness the Princess's double. Her Highness has always been extremely cautious. She has many doubles, all in case of unforeseen circumstances."
"A double?"
Merlin carefully examined the corpse on the ground. But he did not know the eldest princess well. Even after that night of passion, he could only recognize certain traces of her aura and the like. Yet the corpse on the ground had the exact same aura as Lisa. It was truly inconceivable.
"Where is Lisa now? Take me to her!"
Merlin said in a low voice.
"Marquis Leo, this way. But to keep the Second Prince's people from noticing anything suspicious, we'll need to put on a bit of a show."
Thus, under the cover arranged by the Full Beastification powerhouse, nearly the entire palace learned that the eldest princess had been assassinated by an assassin. Meanwhile, Merlin, led by the Full Beastification powerhouse, returned to the eldest princess's palace.
The moment he stepped into the palace, Merlin saw a familiar figure. It was none other than the eldest princess.
"You really didn't die?"
Merlin examined the eldest princess carefully. She looked much the same, and the aura around her had not changed either. But now that he knew she had so many doubles, Merlin began to wonder whether the woman who had been with him before had truly been the real eldest princess.
"I was fortunate. I really didn't die. I never expected my dear brother to use