The capital? Fiancée?
Zhe Zilin seized on the two keywords and expressed his confusion.
The capital was the center of the world.
It was the royal city established by the king and home to nobles and royalty from all over the world.
In the game King, he did not remember having any fiancée.
He only recalled having a few high-status ex-girlfriends in the capital.
But…
Who exactly was the fiancée Ailia was talking about?
“You seem to have forgotten, Ed. Are you doing it on purpose, or are you trying to please me?”
Ailia’s expression brightened for a moment, but quickly returned to normal.
“Don’t worry. My emotions are very stable right now. Truly very stable.”
She repeated the words to herself twice.
I don’t even know what I did wrong!?
The words Zhe Zilin wanted to say stuck in his throat.
He was angry but did not dare to voice it.
Questioning a crazy yandere was irrational.
Her emotions were like a roller coaster.
They would make you scream internally without end.
A moment later, Zhe Zilin noticed that Ailia’s breathing had calmed down considerably.
Only then did he slowly explain.
“I really don’t remember having a fiancée. I don’t have even the slightest impression of her.”
Ailia raised her head.
Her eyes seemed ready to pierce through any lie.
“Really?”
“Really!”
After confirming that she could not detect any sign of deception from Zhe Zilin, she lowered her head and let out a light laugh.
“My magic potion wasn’t completely useless after all. At the very least, it made you forget that hypocritical woman.”
There were many foolish actions in this world.
Discussing another woman in front of a highly possessive yandere was definitely one of the most foolish and suicidal things one could do.
Under normal circumstances, asking about another woman in front of Ailia would be like playing with fire.
But right now, she seemed to be in a good mood.
Combined with Zhe Zilin’s genuine curiosity, he cautiously asked.
“What’s her name?”
The surroundings fell silent.
The sound of the wind brushed past their ears.
Ailia slowly raised her head.
Her gaze was complicated.
“I know that in your heart, I might be a paranoid, suspicious, and extremely possessive person. I don’t deny any of that.”
“But I can tell you this. That woman’s personality and behavior are far more despicable than mine. Even I find her hypocrisy disgusting.”
“You forgetting her is a good thing.”
Zhe Zilin was shocked by Ailia’s clear self-awareness.
What shocked him even more was that there actually existed someone who could make Ailia criticize another person’s personality as vile.
But was there such a person in the game King?
And she was supposedly his fiancée.
He vaguely recalled that among his ex-girlfriends, the strangest one was probably Ailia, the witch.
If this was not deliberate slander, then… were there even any normal people here?!
A bad premonition rose in Zhe Zilin’s heart.
He felt extremely uneasy.
“So who exactly is she?”
Although Ailia could not read Zhe Zilin’s thoughts, she was very satisfied with the expression on his face at this moment.
“Kingdom Princess, Lanli Osha.”
**
Dusk fell upon the land.
The dense forest was the first to block the faint light of the setting sun.
Along a forest path, roughly twenty to thirty black shadows were riding on horseback.
“Princess, we’ve been traveling all day. Let’s rest for a while.”
At the very front of the group, a knight in armor turned his horse and spoke to the woman beside him in a comforting tone.
The woman wore a plain white dress with silver trim.
Her golden hair was loosely tied up, and a small pearl hair ornament was pinned beside her temple.
On the swaying horse, she brushed aside her hair, revealing a pair of beautiful emerald eyes.
She gazed gently toward the direction of the North, as if remembering something.
She tightened her grip on the reins.
The corners of her mouth curved into a smile filled with both anticipation and madness.
Beside her, the knight and captain of this thirty-man squad, Griet, made another request.
“Princess Osha, let’s set up camp. Your body is delicate. If something happens, I won’t be able to explain it to the king.”
“Mm. We’ll rest here for the night.”
Osha turned back to look at her exhausted followers.
Since the horses were also protesting and needed food, she reluctantly dismounted and ordered them to set up camp.
Griet let out a sigh of relief.
He immediately called the others to set up a tent for Osha first and prepare dinner.
Firelight lit up in the dark forest.
The noise of the guards cooking broke the silence of the night.
Osha sat in front of the fire, roasting a lean rabbit.
The flames made the surface sizzle with oil.
The aroma of meat drifted more than ten miles away on the evening wind.
“Princess, the North is cold. You really don’t need to come personally. We can bring Leibang Ed back for you.”
Griet placed a wooden cup filled with water in front of Osha and sat down beside her.
“Ed is my future husband. I must find him myself. Otherwise, I won’t feel at ease.”
“Don’t worry, Princess. The king has already sent a letter asking the King of the North to do everything in his power to find Leibang Ed. Perhaps by the time we reach the North, you’ll be able to see your fiancé.”
Osha smiled faintly.
Her gaze drifted as she stared at the firelight.
Griet looked at the quiet, fragile, and delicate Osha.
A wave of indignation rose in his heart.
“Although Leibang Ed is the prime minister’s eldest son, he is by nature an irresponsible playboy. He is not worthy of your love, Princess.”
If Griet’s gaze had been any sharper, he would have seen that at this moment, there was no gentleness or timidity in Osha’s eyes.
Those emerald eyes revealed a terrifying light.
A fire was burning within her pupils.
“Griet, I don’t want to hear similar words again. Ed is my possession. No one is allowed to desecrate him.”
“But I heard that Leibang Ed has been with other women in the North…”
Osha’s face suddenly turned cold.
Her eyes seemed to contain a ferocious beast.
She slowly turned her head and looked at Griet.
“You’ve said too much today, knight.”
Shock appeared in Griet’s eyes.
The princess in front of him was completely unlike her usual gentle self.
Those emerald eyes deeply intimidated him, making him not dare to utter another word.
Only then did he recall the rumors that had once circulated in the royal palace.
Two maids had been gossiping behind her back about Leibang Ed’s philandering nature.
From that day on, they never appeared in the palace again.
A week later, someone discovered two corpses with their mouths sewn shut in Princess Osha’s garden.
Because of Princess Osha’s personality, most people believed it was a frame-up.
But a small number of people who knew the truth began to suspect that Princess Osha was not as kind as she appeared on the surface.
“I’m sorry, Princess. I’m just too tired.”
Osha stood up and walked toward her tent, carrying the rabbit meat that had long since been burnt.
“Princess, that meat is already overcooked. Eat this one instead.”
Griet stood up and raised the rabbit in his hand, which still smelled delicious.
Osha had her back to him.
She glanced at the pitch-black meat, then unhesitatingly took a fierce bite.
She chewed it carefully in her mouth before swallowing.
She did not turn back again and entered the tent.
Osha squatted on the ground and hugged her knees.
Tears flowed from the corners of her eyes as she sobbed quietly.
She held the hair ornament that Leibang Ed had given her.
Her voice carried a crying tone.
“You liar. Where did you go? Didn’t you say I was your one and only true love? Why were you still willing to leave me?”
Osha stood up.
She had only taken two steps when her body weakly collapsed.
She pulled out the dagger beside her and began carving the name “Leibang Ed” into the ground, one slash at a time.
The inside of the tent instantly fell silent.
The sound of sobbing disappeared.
Only the sound of the dagger stabbing into the dirt remained.
Osha kept stabbing the name “Leibang Ed” until it was covered by a new layer of soil.
After that came silence.
No one knew how much time had passed.
A light laugh suddenly rang out inside the tent.
“Ed, before I find you, you’d better be alone. Otherwise… hehe.”