Chapter 8

"You still haven't found the princess of the Goldenia Kingdom?" King Charles was angry at his guards, who still couldn't find Princess Alice.

"Forgive us, Your Majesty. We still can't find Princess Alice."

"You're all useless!" King Charles took out a fire move and attacked his guards.

King Charles wanted to kill Alice because she was the last descendant of King Arthur. And King Arthur was still locked up here. 

"King, be patient. We will find Alice as soon as possible. You don't have to worry about that," said Queen Amber.

"How long do I have to wait? If I had known, I would have killed her long ago."

King Charles regretted not killing Alice at the time. Perhaps Alice could be the biggest threat to him someday. Then Maxwell, the son of King Charles, appeared. He smiled slyly.

"Dad, don't worry; I can definitely find Alice for you and bring her here," Maxwell said confidently.

"Are you sure you can bring her here for me?" King Charles asked while laughing loudly at his son.

Maxwell would do his best for King Charles. Maxwell also hated Alice so much that he wanted to kill her too.

"I also regret not killing her right away. But Mom managed to kill Queen Brianna, right?" Maxwell took out a fire move in his palm.

Queen Amber managed to defeat Queen Brianna at that time. They had managed to destroy the Goldenia Kingdom and were slowly gaining control of the Heavenly Delusion region. They wanted the Estonian Kingdom to control the Heavenly Delusion region. They planned something to kill Alice.

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Alice, Chiki, and Sandy gathered in the front yard with the others. They are eating fresh fruits. Chiki really likes sorghum and eats a lot of it. Sandy gave one strawberry to Alice.

"Take it."

Alice took the strawberry from Sandy. "Thank you, Sandy."

"Please pay attention and listen to me for a moment," said Elena, who wanted to talk about something important.

Alice and Sandy seemed to be focused on listening to Elena's words. The woman was organizing a race tonight. The race had to be done in pairs. Alice spontaneously glanced at Sandy.

"Whichever pair takes the most honey from Barry's sweet honey-producing hive wins. I'll give you a prize that won't disappoint later."

Alice was so excited after Elena finished reading the rules. Sandy was her partner tonight. They got ready because the race was about to start. There were five couples participating in this race.

"Alice, are you ready?" asked Sandy.

"Ready!"

It wasn't easy for Alice to get the honey from Barry's hive, as the bees were very strong. Some of the other couples also struggled to get the honey. She used ice to get the honey from Barry.

Si Barry, the strongest bee in the Vestinel region, had defeated four couples at once. Only Alice and Sandy remained. Then Barry looked at Alice and pulled out his move.

"Alice, be careful." Sandy immediately pulled Alice's hand as she was about to fall to the ground.

Barry could break her ice move. She had to make a plan with Sandy first to make it work. The man began to approach her.

"I have one way to get Barry away from the nest, and we can get the honey," Sandy said.

"What is it?"

"Use this." Sandy took out a small bottle filled with vinegar. "Barry doesn't like the smell of vinegar. You can use this."

Alice knew what to do with this. She flew up and used the wind to move against Barry. She uncapped the bottle and immediately threw it at Barry with a windy move. The bees were immediately scared by the scent and flew away. This was a good opportunity for Sandy to take the honey. The man immediately took a large amount of honey. Alice was happy that her cooperation with Sandy was successful.

Sandy provided a medium-sized jug and quickly put the honey inside. The man approached Alice and showed her the result.

"We did it, Sandy." Alice reflexively hugged Sandy tightly.

Many people looked at her, who was hugging Sandy. Alice blushed and did not expect to behave like that. She looked at Sandy. The man also blushed.

"I'm sorry, Sandy. I was reflexively hugging you." Alice said while bowing her head.

"It's okay, Alice. You shouldn't feel embarrassed like that."

Then, Elena approached Alice and Sandy. As promised, Elena wanted to give a gift to the winning couple. The woman took out a red thread from the palm of her hand, accompanied by golden light, and tied it to Alice and Sandy's hands, forming a knot. Then, the thread slowly entered their bodies.

"What is this?" Alice asked Elena after the red thread disappeared.

"The red thread is a sign that you are united. No matter what happens, you will always be together as a couple."

Alice stared at Sandy for a long time. Then Elena gave her something more.

"Do you still want to learn poison techniques?" Elena asked Alice seriously.

"Of course. Will you allow it and teach me?"

"Alright, I'll teach you the technique. But there are conditions."

Whatever conditions Elena gave, she would accept them. Alice was eager to learn about poison techniques.

"No matter what happens during the training period, you must not back out."

With strong determination, Alice was willing to accept the conditions. After all, wasn't it just an easy thing to do? She wouldn't back out for the sake of learning this poison technique.

"You'd better retire to your room. Chiki has also fallen asleep since earlier. Sandy, please take Alice and Chiki." 

"Alright."

Alice carried Chiki, who had fallen asleep. This was a good opportunity to ask about Chiki. Sandy glanced at her for a moment.

"Sandy, did you know that this Chiki is a woman? Explain to me, why did she turn into a chicken like this?" Alice felt sad seeing Chiki's transformation, as she still could not become a full human being.

"She was cursed by an evil witch. A long time ago, there was a witch who came to this Vestinel region and created chaos everywhere. As a result, it was Chiki who faced the witch together with Elena, because only they had great power." Sandy explained this to Alice while walking.

Alice and Sandy did not know that someone was watching from a distance. They just focused on walking towards the cultivation room. The person monitoring them was the one who wanted to destroy Alice's life.