"King, where are you going?"
Watching Phoenix and the other three leave, Alice's expression changed. Gathering her skirt, she hurried after them.
"A mere false body has no right to speak with me!"
With that, Phoenix led the two knights and the beast-eared girl toward the place she had sensed without looking back. She could clearly feel where Princess Alice's true body was lying.
Watching Phoenix lead the three girls upstairs without a backward glance, Alice gritted her teeth bitterly.
The other party was a God Slayer. If she tried to interfere with force, she would be the only one to lose.
Unwilling to let matters worsen, Alice could only helplessly dismiss the Ethereal Body she had created and return her consciousness to her true body.
Though there were many rooms here, Phoenix did not spend much time before reaching Princess Alice's room.
Facing the tightly shut door, Phoenix extended a hand from her sleeve and gave it a light wave. The closed door immediately opened.
As the door opened, a faint fragrance wafted toward them.
Before them was a lavishly decorated room. Luxurious, elegant furniture and costly ornaments were arranged everywhere. Beside the bed, large enough to sleep five or six people, stood a small steaming sandalwood brazier.
In this bedroom, more like a royal bedchamber, the most eye-catching sight was the princess bed draped in gauze curtains. A graceful figure appeared vaguely behind them, lying there like a Sleeping Beauty waiting for a prince's kiss.
At the sight, Phoenix unconsciously slowed her steps. After all, Princess Alice was a patient now.
Phoenix would not act overly domineering or forceful toward a frail patient. Earlier, she had merely been displeased with her "Ethereal Body."
Phoenix and the other three had only taken a few steps into the