After sitting in Zanoba's palace for a while, Luo Ge felt a bit bored by himself.
That fellow said he was going to see his father, but there was no sign of him for a long time, and the tea in the reception room had been changed twice.
"Is it alright if I just wander around here?" Luo Ge asked the middle-aged butler who was waiting nearby, out of politeness.
The butler bowed respectfully. "Of course, no problem. You are His Highness the Third Prince's most distinguished guest."
Luo Ge nodded, then got up and left the reception room, wandering aimlessly down the corridor.
Although the palaces of the Shirone Kingdom are not particularly grand, they are exquisite, with carvings on the columns and tapestries on the walls exuding a subtle refinement.
Luo Ge walked for a while and was about to turn the corner when he bumped into someone.
It's that female knight named Jin Jie from before.
She changed out of her armor and into casual clothes, standing in the middle of the corridor as if she had waited for him there specifically.
Luo Ge glanced at her, but before he could speak, Jin Jie interjected, "His Highness the Seventh Prince requests your presence."
"The Seventh Prince?"
Luo Ge frowned.
He remembered that Roxy had been a tutor in the Shirone Kingdom, and that she had taught this seventh prince.
However, he had no interest in the prince he had never met.
Just as she was about to refuse, Jin Jie added, "Lady Roxy is over there too."
Luo Ge's expression immediately changed.
"Teacher Roxy is here too?" His tone became noticeably warmer.
However, a hint of doubt soon surfaced in his mind.
If Ms. Roxy were really here, she would definitely come to find me on her own initiative, instead of sending a guard to deliver the message.
What exactly does this seventh prince want?
Although he suspected there might be a trap waiting for him, Luo Ge was not the kind of person who would back down.
In this world, apart from the Dragon God, there is really no one else who can capture his heart.
Besides, what if Teacher Roxy really is there?
"Alright, lead the way."
Luo Ge nodded to Jin Jie, "Since Teacher Roxy is here, let's go and meet her."
Jin Jie's lips moved slightly, as if she wanted to say something, but for some reason she swallowed it back.
In the end, he simply turned around silently and walked ahead to lead the way.
Luo Ge followed behind her, watching her hesitant figure, his suspicions about the seventh prince growing stronger.
The palace was very large. Luo Ge followed Jin Jie around and around, passing through two corridors and three courtyards. It took them more than ten minutes to reach the door of a side hall.
If someone hadn't led the way, he probably would have gotten lost.
Meanwhile, inside the side hall, a short, stout young man with a bowl cut was slumped on a cushioned chair, his small eyes squinting on his round face, while a servant fed him peeled grapes.
He is the seventh prince of the Shirone Kingdom, Pax.
"Haha!"
"The plan to lure the tiger away from the mountain... I didn't expect it to succeed so easily."
Pax spat out the grape seed from his mouth, his fat face jiggling with laughter. "That fool Zanoba was so easily fooled. This prince only used a little trick."
"Hmph!!"
"I never expected that my deliberate release of Aisha and the subsequent spread of the news would bring me such an unexpected surprise— Roxy's disciple?"
"That's great, absolutely great!"
He grew more and more excited as he spoke, his voice filled with barely suppressed smugness. "As long as I capture Roxy's disciple, I can force Roxy to submit, and then she will definitely change her mind."
"This prince will definitely lock her in a dark room and raise her as a slave! Hahahaha!"
The red-haired maid kneeling before him trembled with fear, her head bowed low, not daring to breathe.
However, her eyes were filled with worry for young master Rudeus.
If Luo Ge were here, he would definitely recognize that this woman is Lilia, the maid from his former household.
Just then, Pax heard the footsteps of Jin Jie leading people back outside, knowing that the person had been brought there.
He immediately perked up and gestured to one of the guards beside him. "Go, get into ambush."
"Hear my signal to smash this cup!"
Although the guards were unwilling to help the seventh prince do such a heinous thing, they still hid behind screens and curtains because of their status and orders.
"Oh, right."
As if remembering something, Pax pointed to the trembling maid on the ground, "Lock up this old woman too, lest she ruin my plans. She might even be useful as a hostage in a pinch."
Lilia was forcibly dragged away.
Pax straightened his clothes, adopted a princely air, and ordered the palace doors to be opened.
"Huh?"
The moment Luo Ge followed Jin Jie through the palace gates, his brow twitched almost imperceptibly.
In this Transparent World, the sounds of breathing and heartbeats hidden behind the screen, on both sides of the curtain, and even on the beams were as clear to him as black and white words on white paper.
There were at least a dozen or so executioners.
This seventh prince was definitely up to no good.
He originally wanted to directly question the other party about why they had set up an ambush, but before he could speak, the short, stout figure on the chair spoke first.
"You're Rudeus, aren't you?"
Pax spoke with an air of superior disdain, as if he were interrogating a criminal.
"Me? Rudeus?"
Luo Ge paused, his expression becoming somewhat subtle.
How did he become Rudeus again?
Pax, clearly oblivious to the change in his expression, continued, "Stop pretending! I've already heard about your Voiceless Magic."
"When Roxy was around, she always praised you and belittled me. Today, I'll see what Roxy thinks about me that makes me inferior to you!"
Only then did he take a closer look at Luo Ge.
Then his expression turned sour.
Although he was extremely reluctant to admit it, the boy in front of him was in a completely different league compared to himself.
He was short and fat, while the other person stood tall and handsome, with a natural air of elegance about him.
It wouldn't be an exaggeration to describe it as having the bearing of a dragon and phoenix, and the appearance of the sun and moon.
no?
Why?!
Pax's eyes burned with jealousy. Could there really be someone in this world more handsome than this prince?
Luo Ge completely ignored his little schemes and went straight to the question that concerned him most, "So, Professor Roxy isn't here anymore?"
"Yeah! That idiot's long gone!"
Pax simply dropped the pretense and laid his cards on the table.
"She abandoned me and left on her own some time ago, but it doesn't matter."
" Rudeus, if I capture you right now, Roxy will definitely come back to rescue you, and then I'll give you a good beating right in front of you..."
As he spoke, a deeply unsettling smile spread across his face, "Aren't you angry? Not only will I do it right in front of you, but I'll also make Roxy bear me ten children! Hahahaha!"
"..."
Luo Ge remained silent.
Like the prelude to a storm, quiet and peaceful, he simply stood there, watching the fat and foolish prince before him, talking to himself.
Beneath a calm exterior.
Luo Ge's eyes, which were usually squinted, had opened a crack at some point, and a cold glint suddenly shot out.
Those familiar with Luo Ge know that the usually mild-mannered Luo Ge has actually harbored murderous intent.