Chapter 358 Trap
After getting off the bus, Xiao Zhen found herself standing outside a magnificent palace. This palace was in typical Xiyiqi style, with walls made of gray-white marble, like mountains of overlapping rocks. On the outer wall, exquisite plant carvings and huge insect-shaped statues were scattered in an orderly manner. At this time, the deep blue sky had been dyed red by the magnificent sunset, and the faint sunset glow painted a golden frame on this magnificent object, casting a long shadow. When people approached the city wall, they seemed to be swallowed by this solemn and huge dark shadow.
Led by the guards, they walked into the palace. When entering the city gate, Xiao Zhen felt a slight dizziness, which was the invisible identity scanning light wave scanning his body.
Yin Ran whispered to him that if anyone entered without permission, they would be immediately turned into a bloody mist by the light wave.
They walked forward along the road, which was paved with a kind of bluestone that was produced in Xiyiqi. When Xiaozhen stepped on the bluestone, the stones on the ground glowed as if they were sensing something. Looking up, there were royal guards on both sides of the road. They were as still as statues, looking at Xiaozhen and Yin Ran passing by indifferently.
After walking forward for about ten minutes, Xiao Zhen found herself in a lobby decorated with water waves as the theme. The halo of water waves floated on the ground, walls and dome. Being in this lobby was like swimming in the deep sea.
They did not stay in the antechamber for long. The green guards led them to another corridor. The walls of the corridor were decorated with various exquisite floral decorations. On both sides of the corridor stood the royal guards with solemn expressions.
Passing through corridor after corridor, they no longer remembered how many corners they had turned and how many stairs they had walked. The initial stunning view of the alien architecture no longer aroused Xiao Zhen and Yin Ran's sense of novelty, and they only felt their feet were a little sore.
"Oh, how long will it take for us to see His Royal Highness the Prince?" Yin Ran asked the guard in front with a grin.
The only answer she got was the sound of cold footsteps.
(Let me tell you, this kind of royal family is the most annoying. They are so arrogant.) Yin Ran couldn’t help but complain through the secret channel.
Xiao Zhen agreed with Yin Ran's point of view. But since they were on the other party's territory, they could only follow the other party obediently. And judging from the strict guard deployment of the palace, it would be extremely difficult to sneak in or fight in and out.
Captain Ban, Liu Xingquan, I hope you are safe and sound, he said silently in his heart.
After passing through several more doorways, the two of them were led into a beautifully decorated house, and a young man appeared in front of them. He was a graceful and elegant gentleman, and when he saw Xiao Zhen and Yin Ran, his expression became a little subtle.
"You guys." His voice was a little angry. "Do you think you can meet His Royal Highness the Prince dressed like this?"
Hearing this, Xiao Zhen looked down at his clothes. He had changed into the local robe. This loose robe made of light green cloth had delicate and fine patterns on it. It looked quite gorgeous at first glance. In Xiao Zhen's eyes, it should be suitable for meeting guests. Yin Ran's clothes were similar to his.
Then, he felt the young man's impatient subconsciousness, (rude, how rude!)
Well, it seems that Yin Ran and I, two outsiders, may have made some mistakes in etiquette and were looked down upon. Yin Ran smiled and said, "Sir, we are new outsiders and are not familiar with the etiquette of your place. Please forgive us if we have offended you in any way."
"..." The young man still frowned, "You can't see His Highness like this."
"It was His Royal Highness the Prince who summoned us..."
"I know, wait a minute." The young man turned and walked out of the room. When he appeared again, he had a spray in his hand. He sprayed Yin Ran and Xiao Zhen up and down a few times.
Xiao Zhen felt a very strange and light fragrance floating all over his body, which instantly lifted his spirits. This smell was like the fragrance of pine needles covered with dew in the morning, and like the moisture of the soil on a hilly land with countless tiny stones. After spraying the scent, the young man's expression was obviously much more relaxed.
(It looks like this at least.)
"You are allowed to enter Prince Alsiel's study." He pointed to the door in front of him, where two guards were standing by. "You only have four minutes to meet him.. "
It sounds a bit small, but whether Liu Xingquan and Captain Ban are in his hands or not, he can always get information when he sees them. Xiao Zhen took a step forward, and he turned around and asked, "Excuse me, what did you spray just now?"
The young man replied, "Feel honored. It is the scent of Her Majesty the Queen's invaluable royal jelly." He snorted, "We can't let the vulgar and inferior smell of you offend His Royal Highness."
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When Xiaozhen and Yin Ran walked to the front door, two guards knocked the ground with their spears and shouted, "Praise the Queen's sacred eggs!" "Praise the Queen's sacred eggs!!", and the door opened.
They walked in. The door closed.
This is a study room that is simpler than expected. This room is out of tune with the luxurious decorations along the way, and only retains the most basic functional equipment.
Xiao Zhen looked around and saw some mud, rocks and leaves.Placed in small suspended spaces, data tablets were stacked on neatly arranged bookshelves, in addition to many memory cubes and ancient scrolls that he could recognize.
It seems that Alsiel is a prince who likes reading.
But then, Xiao Zhen's expression changed. He and Yin Ran looked at each other, and saw fear on each other's faces.
There is no sign of any living thing in this room.
The air was filled with the sound of faint radio waves and the subtle sound of air conditioning equipment running. Apart from the tense breathing of Yin Ran and Xiao Zhen, there was no other breath of life.
Prince Alsiel was lying on the chair in front of the desk. He was dead.
Yin Ran and Xiao Zhen did not move forward. One was a galactic thief who had roamed the galaxy for many years, and the other was a heart-eating demon whose senses far exceeded those of ordinary people. After entering the room, they immediately noticed the death of the prince.
Xiaozhen felt her throat go dry.
All the subtle incongruities and confusions he had felt before were now clearly transformed into one consciousness: a trap, it was a trap from the beginning! He looked up at Yin Ran beside him, and her face was also filled with fear and confusion. Her superficial consciousness turned into a blank shock. She was also a pawn in this trap.
After the initial few seconds of shock, Yin Ran subconsciously looked around, searching for an assassin who might be hiding.
Xiao Zhen shook his head and he whispered, "There's no one else in the room."
"Damn it, this is a trap!" Yin Ran gritted his teeth.
The plain reality is that someone wants to kill us completely.
Yin Ran walked straight to the window and reached out to open it.
"You want to escape?"
"Nonsense, are we two murderers going to stay here and wait to be chopped into pieces by these ungrateful bugs?"
"Do you need me to remind you of the guards you saw when you came in just now?" Xiao Zhen said, "Let's not talk about whether you can escape safely. If you escape, we will become murderers completely."
"..." Yin Ran's face turned pale, and she placed her hand on the window. "Does it make any difference? We've been framed since the moment we came in."
"There is a difference." Everyone witnessed Yin Ran and I being publicly summoned, and the guards outside also watched us enter the study. In their opinion, our arrival was directly related to the prince's death, which was impossible to deny. The mastermind who framed us might have even designed the evidence, just waiting for us to be unable to defend ourselves.
Once Yin Ran and I are imprisoned, all the other crew members of the Zejin will be implicated. Who will rescue Liu Xingquan and Captain Ban? This involves a prince of high position and power on a planet. Even Mr. Cat may not be able to handle it in a short time. Only...
"What's the difference? Is it the difference between being hunted and waiting to die?" Yin Ran looked at Xiao Zhen. There was no trace of panic on the boy's face. Was he scared or was he really confident? No, it was all death at the moment, and Yin Ran couldn't help but let out a sad smile.
"You have lived in Lola for a while. Have you ever heard the phrase 'to die before you can live again'?"
"What?"
Xiao Zhen came to Prince Alsiel and placed his hand on the body. The originally handsome and calm man's drooped face was filled with a heavy deathly aura.
"What are you going to do? Don't touch the body with your hands, it will be even harder to explain if you leave traces!" Yin Ran said, "It looks like both of us are doomed now!!"
"Today, we will not die here." Beads of sweat appeared on the boy's forehead, but his voice was very calm.
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An electronic voice rang out from the door. "Praise the sacred egg of Her Majesty the Queen. Your Highness, I'm sorry to bother you. Please allow me to remind you of the next meeting arrangement."
"Okay."
The door was pushed open and the handsome young attendant walked in.
Prince Alsiel was sitting peacefully at his desk, holding a data pad in his hands. He raised his head slightly, his noble face as calm as ever.
"The next guest on your schedule has arrived." The young man said respectfully, glancing at Yin Ran and Xiao Zhen standing beside him, "These two should be..."
"I have some important matters to discuss with them." Prince Alsiel said, "Let's postpone that guest. Besides, I need to meet someone right now, and I will arrange it immediately."
"Uh, who?"
"Mr. Cat." Prince Alsiel stared at the young man, "It's the alien tourist who came with these two. I want to see it, immediately."
"Yes, sir."
The young man lowered his head and retreated.
"And, pour me a cup of tea."
"Yes, sir."
When only Xiaozhen, Yin Ran and Prince Alsiel were left in the room, Yin Ran's eyes widened: "This, this is incredible, how did you do this? Who are you?"
At this moment, Xiao Zhen was silent and looked like he was in a trance.
Prince Alsiel put down the data board, and several invisible transparent tentacles emerged from his body, then silently retracted. In the past few minutes, Xiao Zhen cut off most of his tentacles and transferred them into Prince Alsiel's body.
Just like the clay figurine Xiao Xiao Zhen, Prince Alsiel at this moment was implanted with a large number of Heart Devouring Demon tentacles, and was a clone controlled by Xiao Zhen.
But it was different from before. The corpse of Prince Alsiel in front of him was much more difficult to operate than the clay figurine Xiao Zhen, and even took away most of Xiao Zhen's consciousness. At this moment, Xiao Zhen's body only had the most basic response ability, and the current Prince Alsiel was a real "Xiao Zhen" in a sense.
"It's just that I am a prince temporarily now." Prince Alsiel replied.
Well, in that case, why not take advantage of the situation and use this arrogant and noble status to make a big fuss?.
