Chapter 401: The Scent of Conspiracy

After Jiang Li left.

Arondas and Lan Lan Lite remained silent for a long time.

Suddenly—Lan Lan Lite's entire body erupted in a cloud of smoke.

After the smoke dispersed, Julia leapt into view before Arondas.

Arondas's eyeballs nearly popped out of his head.

"You..."

"How so bold... to actually... actually..."

Arondas could not bring himself to say the next words.

"Impersonating the Crown Prince, is that it?" Julia

"This..."

Julia said, "You need not be surprised!"

"I am the Crown Prince of Norland; I am female! And I am Norland's future greatest queen!"

"You know everything now; what will you do?"

Julia looked at Arondas and dropped another atomic bomb.

"The Jiang Li who just left is the true third-generation King of Norland—the second-generation King coveted the third-generation Norland with high hopes, and has also made contact with your father. Now I want to know: what will you do?"

His soul trembled; Arondas shook all over. After a few seconds, he suppressed his excitement, knelt directly before Julia, and said, "Norland has only one King: you, Julia, future Queen of Norland. I recognize only you as my King, great Queen of Norland. For you, I am willing to die!"

After speaking, Arondas, still kneeling, directly offered his soul essence, then kissed Julia's leather shoes.

Julia looked down at Arondas and said, "Go to the Bone Castle, gather the forces that belong to you, and send him straight into darkness! Do you understand?"

When Arondas raised his head again, soul-fire flickered in his eyes, wavering and unstable; if Jiang Li were here, he would surely be puzzled.

Soul-fire is something only undead creatures possess.

Jiang Li left the Crown Prince's residence, returned to his own manor, and told Lance and the others about the Crown Prince's arrangements.

Lance frowned and said, "By all rights, the Crown Prince should not treat a talent like you this way; is he intentionally recruiting you?"

"Unless—"

"That's impossible, isn't it?"

Lance was puzzled and could not understand.

"Unless what?" Jiang Li asked.

"Unless the Crown Prince knows your true identity, and for some unknown reason, did not kill you outright; instead, he wants you to join the Bone Castle and then seize the opportunity to achieve some purpose of his own! Your Highness, I suggest we cancel this operation; I feel there will be some danger this time!" Lance said.

"Cancel? That cannot be done. It's just a demon-human dungeon; there shouldn't be any danger!" Jiang Li said.

"Your Highness, you do not know: one cannot enter the demon-human dungeon at will. The second-generation King of Norland went into the demon-human dungeon and, for some unknown reason, became lost within it."

Jiang Li frowned and said, "Regarding the demon-human world, I have a deeper understanding! I believe if I go, there should be no danger!"

Jiang Li gave Lance a deep look.

"Otherwise, shall I go with Your Highness?" Long Long Lisha said.

Lance thought for a moment and said, "No, if you go, it will only expose certain things."