The Knight from the Fairytales-Chapter 35: I Just Want Some Peace

Everything had been perfectly planned. Beihai was already happily imagining himself providing full support, seeing her dressed in a beautiful outfit, arriving in a luxurious carriage, making a grand entrance under the lights and music. Wouldn't that directly bewitch that so-called Prince into a complete idiot?
Afterwards, he would bless the two for a happy life. Finally, at the wedding celebration, he would try to cause a little trouble to make the Fairy drop the Magic Wand. Then, occupying the moral high ground, he would take action, killing the stepmother and her two daughters with three strikes of his sword. The plan was absolutely perfect. Everyone would be happy—you would gain happiness, and I would gain supernatural power!
But now, an unexpected situation had arisen, one that Beihai simply could not accept. If he really had to make a choice, wouldn't it be a no-brainer? Let me ask you, let me ask you, would you choose the kingdom or the beauty?
Now, things had taken a turn for the worse. This Ella, for some inexplicable reason, had decided she wasn't going. This had seriously deviated from Beihai's plan and control. After nurturing her for so long, to have it all come to nothing because of this... Beihai truly couldn't accept it!
Beihai was pondering where things had gone wrong. Could she already have someone in her heart? That shouldn't be! Ella's master was a woman. Years of accumulated feelings would only develop into friendship or a master-disciple bond. The only person she saw daily besides that was Elsa, which was even more impossible. How old was Elsa? She was just a pure, little kid.
Could it be that some Scoundrel had beaten him to it without his knowledge? That wasn't entirely impossible. After all, the protagonists in some stories were indeed swindlers, braggarts. And the final outcome? These guys either married the Princess or retired after achieving success.
Once this train of thought started, it was hard to stop. A Scoundrel riding a ghost fire motorcycle pulls up, asking right away, "Old man, my ghost fire won't get stolen if I park it in front of your place, right? Let me tell you, I can soar to the heavens and plumb the depths, I've captured giants, ventured into the Dark Forest..."
The more he thought about it, the angrier he became. Beihai wished he could cut that bastard down with one strike of his sword. "Damn it! That sneaky rat, don't let me catch him!"
Beihai's inexplicable rage startled Elsa. She didn't understand why he was so furious. But given Beihai's established reputation, Elsa, after the initial fright, wasn't as flustered anymore. "Sir Knight, Sister Ella just doesn't want to go."
"I know. Let her calm down for now. After all, I'm doing this for her own good." Beihai still knew he couldn't let his persona collapse. Elsa was clearly somewhat worried, just not understanding why the two had argued.
From Elsa's perspective, it was all very baffling. After all, it was the Prince's ball. Who didn't have the fantasy of marrying a white horse prince? Then Sister Ella said she didn't want to go. That was normal; people's wishes were inherently different. But then Sir Knight had a different opinion, and the two ended up arguing.
Beihai said he would let her calm down, but in reality, he had decided that after thinking it over for an hour, he would go knock on her door and inquire about the situation. The ball was tonight, after all; they couldn't miss it. Unfortunately, Elsa was just a little sprout, completely out of her depth and unable to help much.
The main reason Beihai was so impatient was that the temptation was too great. The Magic Wand was a treasure with no side effects, capable of arbitrarily rewriting reality. With just one sentence, one Incantation, it could completely twist time.
You have to understand, according to the plot, that was at least three or four whole years later. With just one sentence, everything could be made as if it never happened, everything could be changed.
An hour passed quickly. Beihai stood at the door and started knocking directly. Considering her mood, Beihai deliberately made the knocking very soft, ensuring she could hear it was enough. "Are you okay, Ella? I think we need to talk."
"There's nothing to talk about. I won't go to the ball, and I certainly won't marry the Prince." Hearing Ella's voice from inside the room and the meaning of her words...
"Alright, we won't talk about that then. Let's just have a simple chat. Besides, you have to give me a reason. To be honest, I have no fixed abode and will soon be wandering, which means leaving this place. I can't stay with you forever, Ella. You need to understand that."
Clearly, these words had an effect. The room fell silent for a long while before the door was finally opened. A small head peeked out from behind the door first. Ella looked at Beihai, unwilling to open the door completely, as if the room inside was a safe haven.
"You're leaving? Going where? It's okay, I can go with you. I'm not afraid of hardship. I can take care of you."
Faced with the question, naturally, he chose to answer. "Yes, I won't stay here much longer. I'll be leaving soon. Where to, I don't know either. The animals will tell me the answer." Since Ella could understand animal speech anyway, there was no need to hide it.
"So, is this why you want me to go to the ball?" The door had been opened imperceptibly. Now, Beihai could enter anytime he wanted, even grab her directly and force her to go to the ball.
It seemed this news was quite impactful for Ella. Might as well add more fuel to the fire. Thinking this, Beihai simply continued, "You know what? After I leave, the one I'm most worried about is you, Ella. I need to find someone to protect you. Your stepmother and your two sisters, seeing you live so well after I'm gone, definitely won't let you off easily. I need to find someone to protect you. In this kingdom, there's no more suitable candidate than the Prince."
"Actually, from the first moment I saw you, when I resolved to save you, I've always, always thought of you as a little sister." Beihai went straight for the ultimate move, a one-hit kill. No matter what, you love me, I love you. Just add on top of that, 'Thank you, you're a good person,' or maybe, 'Actually, I've always thought of you as a big brother,' and the ultimate, final killing move: 'The two of you can't be together because you're siblings.'
As soon as these words came out, Ella just stood there on the spot, her mind turning into complete mush. Fantasies of a warrior riding colorful auspicious clouds to rescue her and such... and the next moment, he tells her he only thinks of her as a little sister.
"Actually, the Prince is quite a good person..." Beihai spoke earnestly, saying all the good things. After all, this was the plot from the movie. The two versions of the story were completely different. In the original story, the Prince recognized the glass slipper, not the person. Whoever you were, if you could wear it—even if you had to cut off your heel or toes to fit—if you could wear it, then you were his partner.
But in the movie, the Prince didn't recognize the glass slipper. Even with magic, if someone enlarged the slipper to wear it, the Prince directly refused. Later on, even when the other party directly transformed to look like Ella, the Prince felt it was completely different and had no desire to marry her at all.
Beihai listed a whole bunch of the Prince's virtues. Ella didn't hear a single word of it. "Stop talking. I want to rest for a while. Let me be alone."