Chapter 3410

Because he was focused on chatting with Princess Lei Qianya, Xia De didn't specifically pay attention to how many people left the room during this rest period.

After the rest time started, he and Princess Lei Qianya and two other girls with black hair discussed the images of "Prince" and "Hunter" that Xia De just proposed, whether they both existed with excessive functionalization, and whether the male acting as "object of violence" and "savior" in the story was contradictory but unified.

At this time, a knock on the door sounded suddenly. Princess Lei Qianya looked at the door suspiciously, and then saw the maid trying to stop three strangers from entering here.

Others might not know, but Princess Lei Qianya knew that these were the Ringed Shushi of the Dawn Church stationed at the Yodel Palace:

"Weiss, let them in. Miss Detti, what's the matter?"

The female sorceress who was called "Miss Detti" and was the leader was a high-tier sorceress. She first looked at everyone in the room, confirmed that it was safe here, and then said to Princess Lei Qianya:

"Your Highness, someone broke into the Yodel Palace. We are here to notify you; from now on, close the doors and windows, and do not let anyone enter within an hour."

"But our companions went to the washroom."

Someone said this, but the high-tier female sorceress shook her head:

"We will arrange for those ladies who haven't returned yet to go to other rooms. Your Highness, safety is the most important thing now.

Do not, absolutely do not let anyone enter the room after we leave, even if the other party is your friend and companion. The intruder is good at disguising and imitating voices. Although the intruder's position has been determined not to be on this side of the Yodel Palace, Your Highness, you should still be careful."

Saying this, she made a complex gesture to Princess Lei Qianya, which was a gesture that only members of the royal family could understand, meaning "this matter involves extraordinary factors." Princess Lei Qianya then pretended to be nervous and nodded, cooperating with the three Ringed Shushi of the Dawn Church to close the windows and pull the curtains tight.

When the three Ringed Shushi left, Princess Lei Qianya locked the door from the inside herself.

Including the maid, there were thirteen people left in the room. Of course, only Xia De and Princess Lei Qianya were Ringed Shushi, and only they knew that it seemed fake people had appeared in the Yodel Palace.

The salon, which had a good atmosphere just now, became very uneasy because of this abrupt change. When everyone sat down again under Princess Lei Qianya's arrangement, one-third of the seats in front of the fireplace were clearly empty.

Princess Lei Qianya didn't say things like "let's continue the salon," but she joked:

"This kind of thing might not be encountered once a year. Although I am very sorry, I still want to say that our luck tonight is really good."

Everyone also echoed and laughed, so Princess Lei Qianya said again:

"Since no guards were arranged for us, it shows that the danger on our side is not very high. Everyone, wait patiently. What is fortunate is that we still have tea and snacks, which is much better than just being trapped in the room."

Knock, knock, knock~

As soon as Princess Lei Qianya's voice fell, a clear knock on the door came from outside the locked door. The room became completely quiet, and the shadow of Princess Lei Qianya, who was standing in front of the fireplace, kept trembling with the jumping of the fireplace flames.

She looked at Xia De. Xia De, who was stroking Little Mia, shook his head slightly, signaling her not to do anything. Then Xia De stood up himself, put Little Mia on his shoulder, and then reached out to take the fire poker next to the fireplace and walked toward the door under everyone's gaze.

The doors of this era didn't have so-called "peepholes," and the doors of the Yodel Palace were tight, not giving Xia De a chance to see outside. But this didn't mean the doors of this era didn't have a structure to peek at the outside—

Servant peephole, this was a switchable small glass window specifically left for servants to pay attention to the situation outside the door, and Xia De, holding the fire poker, pushed the cover in front of this small window to the side.

Outside the door was a girl with an anxious expression. Although Xia De didn't specifically pay attention to the identity of every guest participating in the salon, he had an impression of the girl; she was indeed a guest of Princess Lei Qianya's salon.

From the angle of the small window, Xia De could only see her face and most of her body, and there was indeed a human mark on top of her head. And seeing the small window open, the girl with brown hair also hurriedly said:

"Knight Hamilton, may I ask what happened? When I came out of the washroom, everyone in the corridor disappeared. Can you let me in? What happened?"

Although truly high-level fake people could almost become the same as normal people, especially fourth-stage fake people who even high-tier sorcerers couldn't peek at their identity, Xia De could be certain that the other party was fine. Even without the 【Fate Manual】, he didn't feel any whisper elements through a door, so he could basically determine that this was just an unlucky girl.

However, he didn't say to let the other party in, but after asking for the other party's name, while talking to the other party about the three "guards" who came to notify them not long ago, he beckoned to Princess Lei Qianya.

So Princess Lei Qianya brought others who were familiar with the girl over, and after a few simple conversations with the girl outside the door who was becoming more and more panicked, everyone thought that the person outside the door was their friend. Only here was the Yodel Palace after all, and hindered by the warning from the "guards" just now, no one dared to say to let the other party in.

Princess Lei Qianya looked at Xia De again. Although she herself was an extremely opinionated person, she still preferred to let Xia De make the decision when Xia De was present.

The three people from the church had already notified Princess Lei Qianya that this matter involved extraordinary things. Logically speaking, Princess Lei Qianya shouldn't "show kindness." But she also didn't want her invited friends to really be murdered in her own home. Xia De understood Princess Lei Qianya's thoughts very well, so he took the responsibility on himself:

"Let her in, but she cannot sit with everyone. Let her sit in the corner, and I will watch her myself. I will take responsibility for this matter."

The locked door was opened, and the brown-haired girl outside the door squeezed in from the crack of the door, and then was "forced" into the corner by Xia De with that fire poker.

The others remaining in the room, except for the maids, also felt that Xia De's doing so was right. As for the maids, they didn't care about the life and death of others; they only cared about Princess Lei Qianya's safety, so they didn't quite agree with Xia De's adventurous approach.

The girl who entered the door was the eldest daughter of Count Heros. Although Xia De hadn't seen that Count, he had heard Princess Lei Qianya mention that the other party liked to hold various extravagant banquets and balls.

Returning to the room where everyone was, Miss Heros finally relaxed a little. Although she was asked to sit alone in the corner and was stared at by Xia De all the time, that was better than staying in the corridor that seemed to be becoming strange.

"Detective Hamilton, you will protect everyone, right?"

She asked Xia De, who was still holding the fire poker. Xia De actually had a gun—a toy one—on him, but it was not suitable to take it out now:

"Yes, so please don't worry, the matter here will end soon."

"Then will you participate in the Ring City Riding Competition this year? Last year I also saw you riding a horse and dancing with a sword on the field. That set of golden armor of yours was really handsome."

The girl asked again, and Xia De shook his head:

"I already won the championship last year, so I probably won't participate this year. However, if the royal family invites me to attend the award ceremony, I will still go."

Except for the two of them, the others were still gathered in front of the fireplace. Princess Lei Qianya looked at Xia De and the daughter of the Count family "chatting enthusiastically" from afar and subconsciously curled her lips.

But soon the knock on the door sounded again. Xia De first asked the daughter of the Count family to sit and not move around, and then opened the small window on the door again to look outside.

This time outside was still a girl he had an impression of, and she had black hair that Xia De had a good impression of. The girl asked for help like Miss Heros just now, asking Xia De to let her in, but this time Xia De didn't agree.

This was not only because there was nothing on top of her head, but also because a black sharp horn protruded forward on her forehead, and her ears were not human ears but pointed ears like those of a pure-blood elf.

Besides that, the evening dress she was wearing revealed her fair neck, and a mouth split open on her neck, with flesh-colored dense tentacles inside constantly sweeping back and forth.

Body alienation appeared outside the facial features; this was a typical "second-stage fake person." This kind of fake person could already maximize immunity to firearm attacks and could only be countered by Ringed Shushi.

This also showed that the "fake people" appearing in the Yodel Palace tonight were indeed quite troublesome, and Xia De was not sure if the fake people appearing were only this one:

"But actually finding this place, is this considered our bad luck?"

Xia De thought in his heart. The "girl" outside the door also said her name and said some details about her familiar friends and the salon just now. Xia De also called Princess Lei Qianya and others who were familiar with her just like before. After a few simple conversations, except for Princess Lei Qianya who could see the "truth" of the other party, other girls all thought that the person outside the door was fine this time.

So Xia De shook his shoulder inadvertently, and Little Mia, who was lying on his shoulder, let out a "Meow~" sound very reluctantly.

Xia De's eyes became sharp all of a sudden:

"Little Mia, what are you calling for? Wait a moment, you think the person outside the door is not right?"

Hearing Xia De say this, the girl outside the door changed her face immediately, looking very terrified:

"Knight Hamilton, please don't make such jokes. Please let me in; I am really not the bad person you are talking about."

Thanks to the image of "Spirit Cat Little Mia" constantly promoted by Dorothy in her books, the other girls gathered at the door didn't dare to speak at this time, and even several people believed Little Mia's "judgment."

Princess Lei Qianya then said at this time:

"The person outside the door is indeed a bit wrong. I remember that the hair accessory she originally wore on her hair was two small stars; how did it become three stars now?"

Her Royal Highness the Princess was of course talking nonsense, but the "disguise" of the fake person could indeed have such small loopholes.

Other girls didn't specifically pay attention to the number of stars. Even if they noticed just now, being said so by Princess Lei Qianya at this time, they all began to subconsciously doubt whether their memory had problems.

Plus the maids said very timely in the crowd:

"It originally seemed to be two."

So more people felt that there was indeed a problem, and as long as one person began to echo, others all opened their mouths one after another, and the few girls who felt there seemed to be a problem also closed their mouths and defaulted.

Xia De then said regretfully to the "girl" outside the door:

"I'm sorry, I can't let you in, but you can go elsewhere to seek shelter."

(End of chapter)