As the referee announced the outcome of the match, the royal court mages who had been frantically pouring magic into the magic circle finally stopped, panting heavily. The sound of rushing water rang out, the [ Water Curtain Heaven Flower ] barrier fell, and several figures leaped onto the sword-testing platform.
It was the old King of the Bulan Kingdom and his three Prince.
"Thank you for your mercy, Your Majesty." The old King of the Bulan Kingdom was thin, with a full head of white hair and bright, deep blue eyes. He bowed to Sun Fei. Beside him was the youngest Prince, with long, curly hair and an extremely handsome young face. He had the restlessness and vigor typical of young people. He was probably the younger brother of the Magic Princess. He nervously took the unconscious Xindi from Sun Fei's arms.
Despite the Magic Princess's defeat, the people of the Bulan Kingdom treated Sun Fei with great courtesy.
Because everyone could see that the Magic Princess had forcibly chanted a high-level forbidden spell at the cost of harming her own body. If King of Chambord hadn't used his overwhelming power to forcibly stop Xindi's chanting, Xindi would probably be in much worse shape than just slightly unconscious. The backlash from the magic could very well have crippled this Zongheng and stunningly beautiful girl.
Amidst the murmurs of the crowd, the group from the Bulan Kingdom hurriedly escorted the unconscious Xindi away.
" King of Chambord! King of Chambord!! King of Chambord!!!"
Someone shouted at the top of their lungs, and gradually tens of thousands of people around the Number One Sword-Testing Platform chanted Sun Fei's name. This kind of peak battle was what everyone had been looking forward to. Through the barrier of [ Water Curtain Heaven Flower ], many people saw a duel between strong people that they might never see in their entire lives.
Moreover, King of Chambord displayed true kingly demeanor during the competition.
Compared to the previous match where [ One Sword ] relentlessly pursued and killed [ Silver-Armored Berserker ], Sun Fei's act of saving the Magic Princess in a critical moment was clearly more popular. Even some of the Magic Princess Xindi's fervent fans were shouting Sun Fei's name. Many people were secretly thinking: perhaps only a supreme king like King of Chambord is worthy of a heavenly princess like the Magic Princess!
With the conclusion of this leg, the final four have been determined. Chambord City boasts two players, King of Chambord and Elena the Goddess of the Bow, who have secured half of the spots, making them quite triumphant. The advancement of One Sword is expected. In comparison, the most questionable entry among the final four is Shevchenko Little Prince of Luck, with almost everyone predicting he will be the first to be eliminated.
Because no matter how lucky Shevchenko is, he won't get a bye in the next round.
Luck means nothing in the face of absolute strength.
After the four matches ended, it was already afternoon.
When Sun Fei and the group of experts from Chambord City returned to the camp, a maid named Qiuxiang came to report that at noon, the Eldest Princess had sent someone to the camp to invite Princess Angela away. Chunmei, Xiaqing, Dongrui were also going to the capital with her.
Sun Fei frowned slightly and nodded to indicate that he understood.
Qiuxiang was one of several girls given to her by the Blood Blade Mercenary Corps. Later, Sun Fei rescued them from the torture instruments of the Knights' Hall. Unable to find their families, they simply registered in Chambord City and became Chambord City residents. Angela felt sorry for the girls, who were well-behaved, sensible, and had no relatives, so she kept them all by her side as maids. On a whim, Sun Fei named the four girls Chunmei, Xiaqing, Qiuxiang, and Dongrui.
Although no one understood His King the King's prank, and found the four names strange, they were, after all, bestowed by His King himself. For a lowly maid, that was an unparalleled Glory, and they sounded quite pleasant. Soon, the names spread throughout the entire camp.
Sun Fei was still pondering why the Princess had invited Angela again when he strolled into the King's tent, where he paused slightly in surprise.
But then a graceful figure lay contentedly on a pure white, soft beast-hide rug beneath the throne, her snow-white cheek half-supported, her red lips slightly parted as she fed a purple grape the size of a longan into her mouth. Her expression was utterly relaxed, and her long silver hair cascaded down the beast-hide rug like a waterfall. Her white dress could not conceal her fair, radiant, and delicate legs, which would make any man's blood boil. The whole scene was incredibly alluring.
"Ah, Your Majesty, you're back... I... I..."
Seeing Sun Fei enter, the woman was startled. She hurriedly jumped up from the blanket made of the skin of a level-six magical beast Flying Cloud Leopard, but bumped her head on the stone table above her with a thud. A red bump immediately appeared on her smooth, fair forehead, and tears welled up in her eyes from the pain. She looked at Sun Fei with trepidation, her hair disheveled and hanging over her shoulders. Then she lowered her head and frantically searched for her shoes, looking extremely disheveled.
"You're so lazy and good-for-nothing, are you even born a princess?" Sun Fei was both amused and annoyed, and he cursed, his beard bristling and eyes wide.
"Ah... I, the person I came in to deliver fruits to was... Her Highness Angela... instructed me before she left." The woman said in a panic, covering her forehead with one hand, not daring to look at Fei.
"Get out of here!" Sun Fei said sternly. The girl hurriedly tried to get out, but accidentally stepped on her own skirt and fell backward in a sorry state. Her skirt was lifted up, revealing her private parts. She screamed and scrambled to her feet, then ran away like a rabbit.
Sun Fei shook his head with a wry smile.
This woman was the one Lampard rescued from the Blood Blade Mercenary Headquarters on that bloody night. She didn't originally speak the language of the Zenit Empire, but the language systems of the Pan-Continent are actually quite similar. Moreover, this girl was extremely intelligent. Later, after staying in the Chambord camp, she gradually became able to communicate fluently with everyone. She claimed to be a noble princess of a fourth-level empire in distress, named Victoria. She then went on to give a long list of reasons and stories, in short, that the princess was temporarily unable to return to her palace and asked Sun Fei to temporarily protect her.
Sun Fei also vaguely felt that this woman was indeed of extraordinary status, with an otherworldly temperament and extremely beautiful appearance. She did not seem to be from the Zenit Empire. Her figure was slightly slender and petite, and her long silver hair was an extremely rare color. Moreover, she always revealed some information that no one else knew. So, he ordered people to investigate the origin of this Victoria while keeping her in the camp for the time being.
Who knew that after a while, once she got to know everyone, Victoria's little flaws were fully exposed: she was lazy, loved to enjoy life, had a bad temper, loved gold and silver jewelry, loved to point fingers, and was an extreme gossip. Anything that reached her ears would generate dozens of versions and spread throughout the entire camp and even the twenty-mile-long affiliated state-owned area at lightning speed.
Sun Fei tolerated it several times, but finally demoted the fallen princess to a maid, making her serve the King and Queen alongside four other maids, Spring, Summer, Autumn, and Winter. Victoria became a little more obedient after being reprimanded a few times, but she still couldn't shake her habit of being lazy and indulging in pleasure. Just now, she had obviously seen that no one was in the royal tent, so she excitedly lay down on the precious level-six magical beast Flying Cloud Leopard she had been coveting for some time, indulging in the fantasy of being a Sun Fei. However, she was so engrossed that she didn't notice Sun Fei's arrival and was caught red-handed by him.
Seeing Victoria's flustered and disheveled appearance, Sun Fei shook his head repeatedly. This woman was truly an oddball.
However, it's clear that aside from a few minor flaws, she has no ill intentions and is extremely sensible, which is why Sun Fei allowed this gossipy woman to stay.
This time was no exception. After a quick inspection, Sun Fei found that Victoria had not gone to the side tent where the secrets and valuables of the Chambord camp were kept. She had only 'enjoyed' the softness of the Flying Cloud Leopard blanket in the outer tent and had also stolen a few longan grapes.
Sun Fei casually sat on the throne, resting his chin on his hand. He quickly recalled the assassination of the High Priest Baresi that morning. He guessed the Church had already reacted by now. After all, the appearance of Necromancy was a shocking event. Even if the other party didn't know he was the real assassin, suspicion was definitely possible. Moreover, it was likely that his every move had already been reported to the Church by now.
Just as he was lost in thought, his personal bodyguard Torres, loudly announced that he had brought in a soldier dressed in the standard uniform of the Imperial Capital Public Security Office. The soldier respectfully handed over a letter, which Sun Fei took and saw was engraved with a bright red, vivid rose—the mark of the Alluring Witch Paris.
After dismissing the soldiers, Sun Fei opened the letter and seemed to be deep in thought.
It turned out that Paris had told Sun Fei that starting around 10 a. m. that day, some mysterious figures had suddenly appeared in the camp. Later, the people from the Imperial Capital Public Security Office noticed that these people were investigating Sun Fei. Paris didn't pay much attention to the information at first, and planned to arrest a few to find out which force they belonged to. After all, Sun Fei Fei's rise to power had increased recently, and according to their investigation, Sun Fei strength was considerable. However, she later discovered that these people were actually from the Church. Paris was shocked and didn't dare to touch the Church's people. She only secretly sent someone to inform Sun Fei.
After reading the letter, Sun Fei crumpled the paper. A faint fragrance wafted in the air, the scent of the letter itself, very similar to Paris's natural fragrance. Sun Fei thought about what he had said, and everything was as he had expected. With a flick of his wrist, the letter turned into a pile of fine powder that scattered in the air.
Just then, a thought struck Sun Fei, and a sky-blue Teleport opened before him with a whoosh. A tall voice emerged from it, handed Sun Fei a piece of paper, and then pushed the Teleport through and disappeared.
Sun Fei unfolded the piece of paper and saw that what it said was almost the same as what Paris had said, which reassured him somewhat.
First update.