[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-dragon-of-a-thousand-faces":3,"chapter-the-dragon-of-a-thousand-faces-the-dragon-of-a-thousand-faces-chapter-222":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","The Dragon of a Thousand Faces",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2269868,4431,"Chapter 222: Lexx","the-dragon-of-a-thousand-faces-chapter-222",222,"\u003Cp>“You, Lexx Lyne, will be executed tomorrow for offending the royal family.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The golden-haired princess, lips pressed tight, issued the death sentence, gazing at the man in his cage—she declared his doom, but she had not come merely for that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The princess knew it was merely a misunderstanding and had come specifically to pardon the protagonist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Guided by fate, she entrusted him with a difficult task; their cooperation gradually forged a subtle bond—how utterly conventional and romantic, what a load of nonsense!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The Messoro Seal.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The princess raised her long staff and tapped it against the iron gate; silver-white sealing light spread over the cage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I know you’re good at lockpicking—try this magical lock!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The girl grinned, missing one front tooth, thoroughly pleased.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’re dead. I said so. Guards.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Watch him closely. Keep him under guard all night. If he escapes, execute him immediately. If he runs, it’ll be you who face the executioner!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The offended lioness laughed happily—she had come specifically to deliver the final blow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No fairy tale, no romantic past—only the violated dignity of the royal family, the insulted dignity of the monarch, and the furious lioness who had sworn to kill.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cruel class hierarchy stood between them; before the trampled royal dignity, no one could save the unlucky Lexx, not even dare speak up for him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oh well, looks like I’m really done for.” Lexx sighed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So he cheerfully used his spoon and cup as percussion instruments, throwing an all-night concert for his cellmates, turning “Our Princess Is Missing a Tooth” and “Beware That Petty Lioness, She’ll Eat You” into a full series of songs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only now, facing death, did Lexx realize he actually had a talent for bards—his little tunes were catchy, rhythmically fresh and irresistibly infectious—soon even the guards were humming them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If the princess didn’t launch a massive cleanup afterward, this song wouldn’t just spread—it would carry with it the scandal of her missing tooth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In fact, the princess’s earliest folk nicknames—“The Princess With Windy Speech,” “The Princess With False Teeth”—likely originated here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Afterward, she rarely smiled with her mouth open, partly because of this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lexx Kuanghuanleyiye ， Suanshilinzhongdefengkuang . Dantayijiumeisicheng 。\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yinweitadequeshiyigehaoren . Yifangmianshihaoduoqiantarenqingderen ， Zhuanmenguolaiyingjiuta ， Lingwaiyifangmiantachuleshiyigehaokaisuozhe ， Haishiyigehaonitujiang ， Chenzhujianyubeiruqinshidehunluan ， Tazhijiewatalejianlaodeqiangbi 。\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zuizhong ， Jinglileyixiliedeshiqing ， Tataodiaolesilaodejianyu 。\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yuanben ， Tayiweiyaohuangedifangshenzhiguojiafazhanle ， Jieguo .\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「 Yongzhezhijianxuandingleta ？! Meiliyou ！ Jiushizhilixingzoudeyexiongdoubitayoulizhi ！」 Nayitiandegongzhu ， Wanquanwufajieshou 。\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「 Danshi . Tadequehenyouyongqi ， Feichangyouyongqi ， Tagenbenwusuoweiju 。」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shitaidefazhanwangwangbujiangdaoli ， Yongzhexuanbayishizhidideyongqizhiren ， Haobuyouyudexuanzelelaikesi 。\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Erzhegezhuanzhe ， Yezaijinglileyixilieshijianzhihou ， Zuizhongranglaikesihewangshihejie 。\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Danbiezhiwanglaikesihegongzhudianxiahuihejieleshuangfangzhendeshichengdeshangshengsidachoudeguanxi 。\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nageshihoudeyongzhe ， Qishibingbushiduogaodediwei ， Tagengxiangshiyizhonggulaoerqiangdadechuancheng ， Wangguodewangshibaoyouleta ， Yeyidingchengdunenggouzhihuita 。\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yigewendingdanshengdegaoduanzhanli ， Shuibuxihuan . Danyejinjinrucile ， Yigewendingjinbudejinpaidashoueryi 。\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qianjirendeyongzhe ， Dagaiyejiushihuangjiaqishituanfutuanzhangdeshuiping 。\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Houlaiyongzhedediweihuiruciteshu ， Shenzhizhenggewangguodoubeichengweiyongzhezhiguo . Shuodaodi ， Haishilaikesiqiang ， Erbushizhegezhiyeqiang 。\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dedaoyongzhezhijianhetouxiandelaikesi ， Shijishanggengjiaxiaozhanghehundan 。\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Takaishizhijiebahuajiedexiaofeiguazailewangshiyouqigongzhudianxiadezhangshang ， Shuangfangyijianmianbidingeyanxiangxiang 。\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ruguobuchuyiwaidehua ， Shuangfangdagaijiushilaosibuxiangwanglaidejieguo ， Eryongzhedarenhuoxuhuihuode 「 Lirenzuilanyongzhe 」 Detouxian 。\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Danshi ， Zhanzhengbaofale 。\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhanchangshangdelaikesi ， Hezhanchangxiadelaikesi ， Nashizhenzhengdewanquanliangren 。\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhanchangshangdetashizhanshenhuashen ， Ruizhichongyingzhulixingzhijue ， Yongyuanchuyujingongzhuangtai ， Yichangyouyicideshenglifengkuangdejileitademingshengherenwang 。\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Erzhanchangxiadeta ， Shuoshixianyusuanshitaijuta ， Dabufenshijianzaiyanhuihehuajie ， Biaozhundelanzai 。\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Weiyizhidechengdaode ， Dagaijiushitazhujianshengmingqueqidegejihechuangzuoyuwang ， Taiduoyi 「 Gongzhushimeiyademushizi 」 Weizhutidegequbeichuangzaochulai ， Jinyiburangmaliannazhuakuang 。\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liangrendeguanxichixudeehua ， Danshijishanglaikesizhinengzhanyixiebiaomianshangdepianyi ， Bijingzhegeguojiashuodaodihaishitade . Zhishaoweilaishitade 。\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bansuizhunianyuedezengzhang ， Yongzhedeminghaoyuelaiyuexiang ， Buduandeshenglirangqizhujiandaishangle 「 Zuiqiangyongzhe 」 Deguiguan 。\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ergongzhudianxiabiandechengshuwending ， Yijingkaishichashouguoshidetabuzaijizaosuiranheyongzhelaikesiyijiuguanxihencha ， Danzhishaomianzishangguodequ 。\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「 Ta ， Youshenmeruodianma ？」 Zaiyouyicijiaofengzhihou ， Laikesiganjuedaomaliannasihuyijinghennanbeijinu ， Yushimomingyoudianbushuang 。\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yushi ， Tazuolecishizuihouhuideyijianshi ， Tagenzonglemalianna ， Bingdasuanlaigeezuoju\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「 Yi ？ Tahaihuizhemexiao ？」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Diyici ， Zaiyigehuangjiadesirenhuayuanzhong ， Maliannanahaitongyibandemanzuxiaorong ， Rangtayoudianjingya 。\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gengrangtajingyade ， Shiranggongzhuxiaodezhemetiandeheiyiren 。\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ta . Yinggaishita ， Hunshenbaoguozaiheisedeyoubuzhizhong ， Sihushenhuanzhongbing ， Qishanghaiyouyidaduiluanqibazaodefengyinziyuan ， Lianlianshangdoudaizhuyigezhezhudabufenmianrongdemianju 。\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「 Ha ， Chuanshuozhongdegongzhumeimei ？ Juranshizhende ？」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dangshidelaikesi ， Bingmeiyoubadiergongzhudeyaoyandangzhen ， Tadaoshiyoulegehuaideliunongdehundanzhuyi ， Tajueding\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「 Jirannagequeyagongzhuzhemezhongshizijidemeimei ， Woqugouyinleta ， Hehe ， Yinggaihenyouyisiba 。」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yushi ， Tonghuagushichenglezhen 。\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yongzhezhanduanlejingji ， Bituileshouwei ， Pashanglegaota ， Kandaoletazhongdeqiuniaoaishangleta 。\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shide ， Taaishangleta ， Quebushisuoweiyijianzhongqing 。\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「 Xiaoxiaodemeiyan ， Xiaoxiaodeshoujiao ， Chunjiedeheifa ， Wenjingerrouruodegongzhudianxia ， Youzaikanshuleyi ， Beitajiuxiadexiaoniao ， Zhongyufeileqilaima ？」「 Zenmexiyifudouzijilai ， Meiyoushinvma ？」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「 Tahuadehenlanshihezijijiejieyiqideyukuaishijianma ？ Kexile ， Nagemushizixiacijianni ， Kongpazhishaoyigeyuehoule 。」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「 Changgedaoshihenhaotingde 」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Buzhiheshi ， Tazongshiqiaoqiaoqianrulewanggongshenchu ， Bingyunniangzijisuoweidebaofujihua ， Dankanzhukanzhu ， Taquetingxialaile 。\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhegenvhaihenchunjing ， Henshanliang ， Hentianzhen ， Shenzhihuishadeheniaoershuohua ， Hejingjiliaotian 。\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Danshi ， Zhefenchunjing ， Quebuzhiheshikaishi ， Rangxiguanlefenraodeyongzhe ， Manzuyumomokanzhutadeshijian 。\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sihuzaizheyike ， Tazaodongdexin ， Yejinglexialai 。\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wanquanbujiangdaolideaiyi ， Zuizhongzaitaxintouyunniang ， Langzisihushoudaoleaishendezuzhou ， Zhongyukaishihuitou 。\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhongyu ， Wufarennaideta ， Zhaoshangmenle 。\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「 Nage ， Nishishui ？」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「 Wo ？ Woshiyongzhe ， Jiangzhengjiunideyongzhe . Beiqiujindegongzhu ， Nixiangchuqukankanma ？ Qukankanbumanlexianhuadegaoshan ， Kankanchongyingzhuxianweidehaishui ， Quxiuxiuxianhuazhigudehuaxiang 。」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zheyikedeyongzhe ， Chengweileyirendeyongzhe ， Shenzhizuohaolebeipanwangguodedasuan 。\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「 Wo ， Wojujue 。 Wobunenglikai ， Huigeisuoyourentianmafande 。」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Danshiheifadegongzhujujueleta ， Rouruoshuangtongzhongdeyizhihenshijianding 。\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Keshi ， Tamianduidekeshilaikesia ， Taconglaibuzhidaoshenmeshituisuo 。\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「 Quwanwannijiuzhidaole ！」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yongzheerhuabushuoguaizoulegongzhu ， Jiuruchengnuoyiban ， Daizhutaqulegaoshan ， Qulehaibian ， Qulepingyuanhuagu 。\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nashiyiduanfengkuangdewanshuashijian ， Zaiwanshuafangmianlaikesijinhushiwudide ， Zaigezaiwudetageilexiaogongzhuquanxindetiyan 。\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tamenyiqimengmianxingxiazhangyi ， Yiqiqizhujulongdoufeng ， Yiqizaihuahaizhongwudao .\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ranhou ， Tanandeshenshidejiangqisonglehuilaizhuyaoshixiaogongzhudejianchi ， Laikesishijishangyijingzuohaoleyiqubuhuidezhunbei 。\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「 Xiacibuxingle ， Huigeirentianmafande ！ Nage ， Yongzhegege .」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Danzailikaideshihou ， Daizhuzisehuaduofajiadexiaogongzhu ， Zuizhonghaishidizhutou ， Ganxieleyongzhedehaoyi 。\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「. Nihaihuilaikanwoma ？ Ouranlaikanwoyixiama ？ Hewoliaoliaowaimiandeshiqing 。」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiaogongzhuyaoqiude ， Jinjinzhishizhegeeryi 。\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ranhou ？ Ranhougaifashengdejiuziranfashengle ， Daxiruowangdelaikesizenmehuifangguozhegejihui ， Tabadabufenshijianyongzailehexiaogongzhudesihuishang 。\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Danshi ， Tayijiunandeyijiandeshenshi ， Quemomozuohaolelikaiwangguodezhunbei 。\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yourenfaxianma ？ Shijishangshiyoude ， Zhenggewangguoweiyitengxiaogongzhude ， Jiushitadejiejie 。\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tazuixianshituzuzhi ， Quewanquanmeiyouyong ， Tagengpanaodalezhihou ， Diergongzhudexiaoxixielouchuqu 。\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tazuichuqidefafeng ， Dancongmouyiyedejiemeishentanzhihou ， Kanzhuzijimeimeidiyiciluchulefazineixindexiyuehexiaorong ， Tayezhebeizidiyicizuochuletuirang 。\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「 Renzha . Duitahaoyidian 。 Ruguowozhidaonigufuta ， Jueduihuishaleni ！」 Huoxu ， Duiyuwunaidedagongzhulaishuo ， Zhiyoushenmedoubupaderenzha ， Caiganjiejinzijibeizuzhouheyaoyanchanraodemeimei 。\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dangshi ， Laikesixichuwangwai ， Diyicimeiyouduimaliannakouchueyan 。\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yiqiesihudouzaihaozhuan ， Langziwendingxialaikaishihuitou ， Diyicirenzhenzuoshiyezhanxianqianlidelaikesi ， Shizaiqiangdeguoyuchedan . Tahenqingyidechengweilegefangchengrendewangguozuiqiangzhe ！\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhishitazaiwangguanzhixiashouxiandeshihou ， Queshixiangzhuzijiyoumeiyoubawozhanshengsuoyouwangguoqishideweigong 。\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tashizhendezuohaoliaoshiqingbaoluzhihou ， Duzishachuguodezhunbeide 。\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kezhanzheng ， Zaidubaofale 。\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhunquedeshuo ， Naduanshijianzhanzhengjiumeiyoutingxialaiguo ， Danzheyici ， Jishishilaikesiyemeibawohuilai 。\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tazhishirurichangyibanqujianshuyuzijidegongzhu ， Jiazhuangyiqieshunli 。\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Danzheyici ， Kanzhushenshangzaiduduochushangbadeta ， Xiaogongzhuquegeiletayigexiaojingxi 。\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「 Laikesigege ， Wodayingni ， Dengnihuilaile ， Womenjiuyiqilikaiba .」 Xiaogongzhu ， Juranzhudongbiaobailezijiyizhiyayizijideganqing 。\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「. Daoyigeshuidouburenshidedifang ， Womenyiqishenghuo 。」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gaobaidehuayu ， Heifadegongzhuyijiushuobuchukou ， Zuizhong ， Bishangyandetaxianshangletiantiandewen 。\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Erdaxiruowangdelaikesicishengweiyiyicibanguixialai ， Dishangleyimeixianhuatengwanbianzhichengdezhihuan 。\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「 N ， Wohuilaiwomenjiusiben . Woyeaini ， Wodexiaogongzhu ， Woweilaidexiaoqizi ， Wohuirangnixingfude 。」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shuozhu ， Tahaijuqilexiaogongzhu ， Zhuanzhuquandexiaoleqilai 。\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhejiufangruozuitianmeidemeimeng . Zhishimeimengzhengzaizhujianpolie ， Cankudexianshizouxiangzhenshi 。\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>May you remain forever youthful, like this flower ring; may our love never wither, Rosalind. I love you, I love you so much—I will make you the happiest girl in this world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Half-asleep, Li En finally escaped the dream, yet the mumbled words from his lips revealed a name he did not know.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rosalind, my sweet, tiny, lovely one. I love you—I will make you happy, my little princess.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He gradually woke, rubbing his head, slowly recalling the absurd dream.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet he did not know that in his room, a shadowy bird had watched him all night, having attempted to strike several times—only vanishing silently after he uttered the name “Rosalind.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon his bedsheet lay a withered flower ring, now slowly turning to ash.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1089,"2026-06-19T21:45:42.084Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","b2dd7a0abbd965ba971bee49ca8fc3fb163803af942b9e2610d9e585a77c9913","the-dragon-of-a-thousand-faces-chapter-223","the-dragon-of-a-thousand-faces-chapter-221",362,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-dragon-of-a-thousand-faces-cover.jpg"]