Princess, Please Fall in Love with Me-Chapter 45 : Chapter 45

Chapter 45 : Disguise, What Is Seen Beyond What Is Heard
"My Lord, the inventory list is all here. Most of the goods were destroyed by the big fire..."
Loka squatted down, carefully examining the charred area burned by the big fire.
The scorching sensation on the ground still lingered, clearly indicating the incident had not happened long ago.
With Lubi guarding here, it was impossible to casually let strangers in and out, and he, who should have come to , had also disappeared.
The worst possibility could not be ruled out.
"My Lord, Mr. Lubi, would absolutely not betray you. Yesterday, he was still discussing your business plan with me—"
This confidant was personally trained by Lubi and could be considered his right-hand man.
Facing this situation, he was naturally more anxious than anyone.
"Don't panic. I didn't say he betrayed me."
Loka felt somewhat irritated by the confidant's flustered appearance and shook him off to search the fire scene alone for something.
At this critical time, where had Lycan run off to?
Troublesome things were coming one after another.
Loka tried to call for Lycan, but after waiting for a long time, there was no response.
According to the time, Lycan should have been with Lubi as well.
It seemed the methods of the mastermind behind the scenes were not simple.
Either he could simultaneously bewitch all her subordinates, or eliminate them all.
Clearly, Lycan's loyalty was basically unshakable.
The only one hard to fathom was still Lubi.
After all, she had convinced him to join with benefits.
Merchants valued benefits; this was a fact recognized by everyone.
Merchants' code of conduct, besides necessary morals, naturally followed benefits more.
In Loka's worst imagination, Lubi had been bewitched or threatened by chips higher than hers, and had imprisoned Lycan along with him.
This move from the other side was undoubtedly like directly cutting off her arms.
Even if she wanted to start over, it would inevitably take a long time.
To be able to grasp her stronghold, simultaneously deal with her two subordinates, and even further obstruct her plans—the Duke, that guy.
But if Lubi wanted to betray, why not directly turn over the goods to the Duke, instead of having them burn the goods?
"Miss Loka, the Duke said, whenever you regret it, it's not too late. He is willing to forgive your childishness."
The confidant beside her suddenly revealed a sinister smile, waved his hand, and suddenly several black-robed masked assassins emerged around them.
Heh, she hadn't expected that she had preconceived ideas, actually always thinking it was the master who betrayed, but it turned out his confidant was the real culprit.
It seemed that Lycan and Lubi's unknown whereabouts were also their doing.
As for life or death, she didn't think the Duke would forget to cut the grass and remove the roots.
"Miss Loka, please don't resist. Obediently come back with us, otherwise, I'm afraid you'll have to go accompany those two guys."
The confidant smiled sinisterly and clapped his hands.
The assassins raised sharp blades and slowly approached Loka.
Loka gripped her dagger tightly, facing off against them.
Five guys, no, there were more around.
From this direction, she could break through an opening.
Loka instantly leaped up, slashing open one assassin's throat, then using her small body to prop up one of them, forcing the assassin to act as a shield.
"Stop her!"
The approaching assassins clearly didn't care about their companion's life and unhesitatingly stabbed toward Loka, resulting in all stabbing into the companion's body.
When the others wanted to pull out their weapons and attack again, Loka's dagger was already pressed against the confidant's throat, holding him hostage as she slowly retreated.
"They are not afraid of death, but you must be very afraid of dying."
The confidant's face turned pale as he desperately waved at the assassins, his mouth nonstop begging for mercy.
The next second, a silver arrow shot through his chest.
"The Duke has instructed that all sacrifices are permissible. The mission absolutely cannot fail."
The assassin leader who walked out from the darkness coldly looked at the confidant's incredulous expression, then followed up with another arrow.
Looking at the corpse beneath her that had stopped breathing, Loka's only bargaining chip was gone.
Facing the assassins approaching step by step, she could only fight to the death.
The next second, a path was suddenly cut through the group of assassins.
The tall old man wielding a gray sword forcefully broke through the heavy encirclement to reach Loka's front.
"Miss Loka, this old man comes on Her Highness's orders to rescue you. Please quickly leave with me."
The one who came was Yiwen's old attendant Kafu.
He should have been by Yiwen's side protecting her, but without time to think more, Loka followed him and rushed out,
"Old Butler, how are you here?"
"Her Highness was assassinated. The other side is the Empress's people. Her Highness suddenly called me to find you, so here I am."
Since it was the Empress's people, shouldn't he stay by the Princess's side to protect her even more?
How could she suddenly order this guy to care about her?
Without time to think more, the two shook off the assassins behind them and hid in a nearby dark alley.
Looking at the familiar black bricks, Loka was startled.
"Get out quick!"
Loka fiercely pushed Kafu out of the alley.
The next second, a violent explosion occurred.
Looking at the house that had turned into ruins, Loka still felt lingering fear,
Yes, how could she forget? As the Duke, the master of the empire's dark side, how could he not have the black market under his control?
A mere temporary small black market stronghold could be casually blown up, and it was even possible that every corner hid his traps and subordinates.
Not daring to think more, Loka quickly took Kafu and jumped onto the rooftops, deliberately shuttling in the most conspicuous places.
The guys in the darkness did not act rashly again.
In this way, without further incidents, the two returned to the Amethyst Palace.
Yiwen was leisurely lying on the sofa, somewhat disdainfully wiping the bloodstains on her sword.
"Your Highness the Princess, are you alright! Let me see—hey, don't pinch me there, it's ticklish..."
As soon as Loka came up, she grabbed Yiwen's cheeks and carefully checked for injuries.
After confirming she was fine, she even casually kneaded her small face to play with it.
Yiwen, whose face was played with until it was full of black lines, fiercely pinched Loka's waist.
Only then did the other party obediently settle down.
"You were chased?"
"You were too?"
Loka pulled over a stool and sat down, detailing the merchant group matters to Yiwen.
Yiwen thought for a moment and had Kafu bring over a small box.
"Today, someone threw this in the garden. No one knows who threw it. I suspect it's related to your matter."
Loka curiously opened the box.
On top was an inconspicuous note, with only a short sentence written on the paper.
"The ruins where the crow gazes, the one who does not converse with people."
At the very bottom of the box, a crudely made simple wooden plaque lay there.
In the center of the wooden plaque, a special pattern was very eye-catching.
In a small village outside the city, in a dilapidated church, the priest carefully bandaged the man's wounds.
This gentleman was washed ashore from the river covered in blood, and on the other hand, he was dragging a huge guy with an iron chain.
"Sir, you cannot move around freely now. Please make do in this old man's rundown church for a while."
"I'll trouble you, Your Reverence the Priest. Let us stay here for a bit. Later, I'll come to donate redemption money."
The man was physically weak, but still had enough energy left to joke.
"The big guy and I can also temporarily act as believer helpers for you or something. He probably doesn't eat much, right?"