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Chapter 155: The Medicine That Can Restore Youth (9)

Saminos drew his sword and pointed the tip of his sword at Freya, "Princess Freya, this is not your paradise, and you should not interfere in the affairs of the Royal Knights. If you can't find Rotus, you can't sit on the throne." The last sentence was a blatant threat.

Seeing Saminos so arrogant, Gu Chang drew the knight's sword and pointed it at Saminos, "Don't you face the reality? The palace is not a place where you can act wildly."

When the knight's sword was taken away, he hadn't reacted yet. Looking at his sword in Gu Chang's hand, he was still a little confused. He didn't even know when Gu Chang took it away.

Zephir also drew his sword and pointed it at Saminos' neck. "As members of the Royal Knights, you should uphold the principles of justice. Saminos, your knightly beliefs have been violated."

The scene suddenly became tense. The ministers looked at each other, then looked at the calm Freya.

"Let me tell you something, Saminos. I have people collecting evidence that the Lund family embezzled royal money. If you surrender now, maybe I can make you a civilian." Freya clapped her hands, and several guards with weapons suddenly appeared nearby and surrounded Saminos.

"Freya, you have no right to deprive me of my title as Knight Commander!" Saminos stared at Freya in disbelief. He had the Lund family behind him, the wealthiest family in the capital. Even the deceased king would have given his family a favor.

Freya smiled slightly and said, "Send him to the cell." She felt that no matter how much she explained to Saminos, this man would still be immersed in his sweet dreams.

The judgment of the Lund family will come sooner or later.

Claire has already collected the evidence, and she is now waiting for today to be over.

Tomorrow, she will be the queen of the empire.

Saminos was taken away by the guards, along with his brothers.

"Thank you, Helain." Freya looked at Gu Chang with a slightly softer look in her eyes.

Gu Chang put the sword into Zephir's hand, and then said to Freya: "It's nothing, you are my sister. It's my duty to help you, and we are a family."

At this time, Zephir's voice sounded, "Princess Freya, where is my brother Michael now?"

"Michael is preparing for my father's funeral, right where my father lives." Freya admires Zephir very much. Zephir has always implemented the philosophy of knighthood. He is a true knight.

"When everything is over, I will confer upon you the title of Knight of Glory." Freya's tone was gentle. She raised her hand and patted Zephir's arm to express her affirmation of him.

Zephir was stunned. He hadn't expected happiness to come so suddenly. Becoming a Glorious Knight was every knight's dream.

"No...Princess Freya, I don't think I'm qualified to be a Glory Knight." Although Zephir was tempted, he knew that he had not reached that level yet.

Freya was a little surprised, but she could understand Zephir's thoughts. "In my opinion, you are fully qualified. Aren't you going to find Michael? Go ahead, Zephir."

Zephir still couldn't come to his senses. When he heard Freya say this, he turned around and walked away in a daze. He even trembled as he walked.

"Helain, I almost forgot the purpose of my coming here. Princess Anna is still waiting for you." Freya's eyes were gentle. She was very happy that she had a brother like Helain.

"Okay, then I'll leave first. Goodbye, Sister Freya." Gu Chang nodded slightly, then turned and left.

Back in the palace where Anna was, Gu Chang was still organizing his words in his mind, wondering how to explain to Anna that he had gone to Cedric's house last night.

In the living room, Anna was arranging the flowers on the table. She was cutting the branches with delicate scissors.

Karina noticed Gu Chang's figure and gently reminded Anna, "Princess, His Highness is back."

Anna paused, turned around, put down the scissors in her hand, and smiled at Gu Chang, "Kid, why didn't you tell me you were going out to play?"

"At that time, it was very late. I was afraid of disturbing you, my mother, so I didn't tell you." Gu Chang said a little helplessly. He didn't know what to do now.

Seeing Gu Chang's uneasy look, Anna laughed out loud, "You kid, I didn't scold you, why are you so afraid of me?" As she said that, she walked up to Gu Chang and stretched out her arms to hug him.

"I'm just not used to the fact that you've grown up. Child, I'm sorry if I put pressure on you." Anna patted Gu Chang's back gently. Gu Chang was very tall, and she could no longer hug him completely like she did when he was a child.

"No, you didn't make me feel any pressure. I just... I just don't know how to explain this to you." Gu Chang pursed his lips, and his long eyelashes fell, covering the loneliness in his eyes.

The system rarely saw the host show such an expression. It felt that it should comfort Gu Chang, but it didn't know how to comfort Gu Chang.

At this time, Gu Chang thought of his mother Sheng Yanxi. If it were Sheng Yanxi, how would she react?

She will definitely show infinite tolerance to her children like Anna.

"That's good." Anna let go of her hand and turned to Karina and said, "Go get the freshly baked cookies, and remember to make a pot of scented tea."

Karina leaned forward slightly, "Yes, Princess."

Anna took Gu Chang's wrist and walked to the sofa. After they sat down, Anna looked at Gu Chang with a smile and said, "Tell me about you and Cedric. How did you meet? When do you plan to get married?"

Gu Chang didn't expect Anna to ask this. He blinked and said, "When I turned into a rabbit."

"You may not believe this, but Cedric found me through a prophecy. The prophecy told him that he would fall in love with a rabbit." Gu Chang chose to conceal the fact that Cedric was a vampire.

He and Cedric had talked about this matter. Cedric came to find Gu Chang because he was curious about him turning into a rabbit because he saw the scene of him hiding from wild dogs in the prophecy.

It was just that night that Gu Chang happened to turn back into a human, so the things that happened later happened.

Anna was stunned. She didn't expect that the two knew each other in this way. "No, I believe what you said. Did he know about the prophecy through the witch?"

"Yes." Gu Chang answered without changing his expression.

"Speaking of witches, Garice seems to be quite busy lately." Anna fell into deep thought. Garice hadn't written to her recently, so she wondered what she was doing.

"Mother, can I ask you a question?" Gu Chang's eyes deepened slightly and he asked in a steady tone.

Anna smiled and said, "Ask."

"What's with the scar on your right hand?"

Hearing this question, Anna's pupils shrank slightly. She was surprised by this question.

But thinking that the king was dead, Anna was silent for a while and decided to tell Gu Chang about it.

"This incident is a scandal for the royal family." Anna's voice trembled slightly. She looked at the flowers on the table and slowly told Gu Chang what had happened over the past decade.

When Anna was eighteen, she was the most outstanding dancer in the entire royal city. Her beautiful face and gorgeous dancing skills earned her an invitation from the king.

At a court banquet, Anna's dancing captured the king's heart.

She became the king's mistress at that time.

At the time, Anna was obsessed with becoming famous. Only with fame could she earn more money to support her family. She did not refuse the king's advances because he would give her a lot of money. With this money, her family could live a good life.

But her family only treated her as a cash cow and began to ask Anna to dance in the homes of nobles.

The king certainly would not agree with Anna's actions, so he ordered Anna's family to be escorted out of the city. Then he locked Anna in the palace and did not allow her to leave.

Soon, Anna became pregnant. During her pregnancy, she did not receive much attention from the king, but Queen Silvia was very concerned about her health.

One night, the king came to Anna with a man in a black robe.

That man was Quilon. He told the king that he could use the baby's blood to achieve rejuvenation. Quilon believed that babies represented new life, a powerful force that could make the king even younger. So the king believed Quilon and gave Anna full power to him.

Quilon was a madman who made various potions for Anna to drink, and then repeatedly cut Anna's right palm, letting the king drink all her blood. In response, Quilon explained that because Anna was pregnant, her blood also had the effect of delaying aging.

Not only Anna was treated like this, but also Lilia's mother, Fenya, and Claire's mother.

Quillon called this event "the ritual," and it was a dark day.

Queen Silvia knew that Anna and the others were taken away by the king's men every night, and each time they returned, they had new scars on their bodies.

Anna felt that Queen Silvia knew what the king was doing, but she did not dare to disobey the king, so she silently became an accomplice. Queen Silvia would prepare nutritious food for them to keep their bodies in the best condition.

Later, Anna gave birth to Helain. The king was very happy that she gave birth to a son, so he allowed her to raise Helain without having to perform the "ritual".

Only then did she completely leave the dark and terrifying basement.

Claire's mother wasted away due to illness and eventually died in tears. Fenya also disappeared completely, and the public statement was that Fenya also died of illness.

But Anna always felt that Fenya was still alive, but she just didn't know where she was.

Perhaps it was because he drank too much blood, but the king's health began to deteriorate.

Anna was afraid that the king would capture Helein and perform a "ritual", so she would rather Helein go to various balls with Claire frequently than let Helein stay in the palace.

Only by exposing Helain to everyone would the king have no chance to take action.

Later, Helain was transformed into a rabbit due to a curse. During the two years that he was away from the royal city, the king found a new person who could perform the "ritual".

That's Michael Green.

The king threatened to kill Michael's family if he did not obey his orders.

Anna was there at the time and she felt very sad when she heard these words because Michael was just an innocent man.

So later when she learned that Zephir was Michael's younger brother, she always took extra care of Zephir.

During this period, Michael completed the "ritual" and the king valued him even more and appointed him as his personal guard.

Anna had a private chat with Michael. She wanted to know if Quillon had made a potion that could restore youth.

Michael told Anna that Quilon had found a new mother. When the child was born, Quilon would use it as a medicine, which the king would then drink. Whether it would be effective would only be known after the potion was prepared.

After the conversation, Anna returned to her place. She couldn't help but vomit because this was too disgusting. This was beyond her tolerance.

But she had no way to stop the king, otherwise she and Helain would probably die.