"I don't know the details of this ability yet, but I can be sure that it requires certain prerequisites. The closer the blood relationship, the easier it is. She easily bewitched Prince Gaunt."
"What does this prove?" Torres said loudly, "Does this make you doubt Her Highness Xilu? Do you think Her Highness is related to... the person you mentioned?"
“You shouldn’t be asking me this question.”
“Who should I ask?”
"Ethan." The girl took a deep breath. "I remember you said during the confrontation with Prince Gaunt that you got some hints from Her Highness Xilu."
As she said these words, she remained motionless.
He held Xia Yibing with his left hand and aimed the gun at Xilu with his right hand, without even taking his eyes off her.
"I did say that..." Ethan's tone sounded like he wished he could die immediately. "I'm sorry, Hitzfeld - it's all because of my recklessness. I didn't expect Prince Gaunt to be another seed of destruction!"
All because he shot Gunter.
He had clearly been tricked once in Elnak and warned once by Hitzfeld, but he still foolishly fell for it the second time. He felt that this was an unforgivable huge mistake.
"Don't rush into this." Hitzfeld said softly, "First, talk about why you are so hostile to him."
hostility?
The others looked at Ethan and suddenly realized that his behavior at that time was not normal.
They were all shocked by Gaunt's madness, and almost no one reacted at that time, except Ethan, who immediately chose to aim the gun at the prince's head.
How dare he do that?
Based on their understanding of Ethan, he was not the kind of person who would do such a thing. This was very abnormal and must have been influenced by some external force.
"I..." Ethan paused.
"Because Her Highness Xilu told me that there are descendants of the old king..."
"There is a 'descendant of the old king who is planning everything, and this person is hidden among all the heirs of the royal family.'" Hitzfeld helped him complete the sentence.
"That is to say, you and this Princess Xilu had already determined that the other heirs could not be trusted, but I don't think you knew about the snake monster in the Xixinna ruins."
"What basilisk?" Ethan was indeed a little confused.
At this point, those with quick thinking, such as Darent, Sebot and others, have already realized what Hitzfeld wanted to confirm.
There are only two possibilities to satisfy what Ethan said.
The first is that they knew of the existence of the basilisk, knew how the hidden descendant escaped historical records and secretly lived to the present dynasty, and also knew that it had the ability to allow part of itself to parasitize other people.
Knowing that there is such a terrifying creature hiding in the city, it is natural to guess that it will attack the princes and may have already parasitized one of the princes.
But Ethan didn't know that this possibility was directly ruled out.
Then there is only the second one.
That is what Hitzfeld just mentioned, the descendants of the Sarah family are related by blood to the heirs of the Harwin family.
They have learned from Grimm's experience that the other party had tried to "pollute" the eldest prince Naris. Combined with Grimm's "failed work" - combined with the consequences of casually polluting mortals, it is natural to deduce that "the closer the blood relationship, the easier it is to successfully parasitize."
But Ethan didn't know that it was a parasite. He was so tough with Gaunt at the beginning, he was just suspecting... that the other party was controlled by that hidden "relative" with a power similar to a blood curse.
And all his sources of information are actually——
Squinting his eyes slightly, Darent tightened his grip on the gun handle and turned to look at Princess Xilu.
Princess Xilu looked gloomy.
"Your Highness did tell me that." Ethan frowned and looked at her, "He said... King Toredor occupied an heir to the throne at the time, forced her to give birth to his offspring, and stole the throne by using blood as the hub. In this way, he won the support of the Tree People and made those forces that originally depended on the old king recognize his descendants - recognize that they are the orthodox successors of the previous dynasty..."
He also realized Xilu's problem.
Instilling ideas was one thing, but the most important thing was that if it hadn't been for her strong suggestion, he would never have sneaked into the palace through the secret passage.
If she hadn't entered the palace, she wouldn't have encountered Gaunt, the Seed of Destruction. From this point of view, Xilu is indeed a big suspect.
"That doesn't mean anything." Xilu stared at Hitzfeld. "I just told the truth and warned Agent Ethan that my brothers might have been controlled by the enemy... Wasn't it wrong for me to do that?"
"That's right." Hitzfeld said, "But this is only one point. There are other things. I want to talk to you about His Highness Alwin's identity."
Xilu's pupils contracted violently.
"Her Highness Elwin is the only known descendant of the old king in this generation." Hitzfeld continued, "I once wondered where Sarah would hide such an important person... I considered many possibilities, but in the end I felt that she was more suitable to stay in the White Shadow Palace."
"The problem is that a person who has a status as prominent as the royal family in the palace and can at least occupy a courtyard to live in alone - the noble ministers are not fools or blind. After a long time, she will definitely be exposed, which will be detrimental to her safety."
"But no one noticed her presence, and I thought... they must have found a way to keep her in the palace with privileges without arousing suspicion."
"I investigated all of you, all the princes, and I found that there is indeed a special case among you, and that is you, Your Highness Xilu."
"You are weak and sickly, and rarely go out... The you in the rumors meets all the conditions here... That is, you gave up your princess status to Elwin at the instruction of King Charuni. The servants in the palace and the ministers and nobles who happened to see her always thought that the white-haired princess was named 'Xilu'. The real you secretly developed another force different from the Shadow Lion in Wayne Port."
"..."
"..."
"..."
Others felt a tingling sensation on their scalps.
Partly because of shock.
On the other hand, the level of secrecy is so high that knowing too much is not a good thing.
"You are deeply trusted by Charuni." Hitzfeld stared at Xilu, his tone gradually becoming sharp: "Bativille also trusts you, he directly handed the rescued Isendal to you!"
"It's the same with Alwyn, but she probably never dreamed that the reason why her health was getting worse was because of you. As one of the few people who knew this secret, you had no shortage of opportunities to contact her, and you always used these opportunities to usurp power from her... You betrayed almost everyone who trusted you!"
"……good!"
At this point, Xilu knew she couldn't pretend anymore, so she simply admitted, "You are right, I have Xi Na's spirit in my body."
Swish!
As soon as he said this, the others took a step away from him at the same time. Some, like Darent, reacted violently and aimed their guns at her.
"Why……"
Torres was in great shock.
Because he understood.
Xilu just said that there was Xina's spirit in her body, which means that she still retained her own consciousness and she wanted to betray on her own initiative!
"why?"
Xilu sneered.
"Why else? Because I won't accept this! I won't accept becoming the only unlucky person and victim!"
"Why should I give up that identity?"
"I am obviously the most capable one among all of them... I am not inferior to Berentin in overall planning, and I am not inferior to Naris in leading troops! I am not like those idiots who don't even cherish the opportunities that are given to them and push them away. I am the one who should inherit Sara!!!"
"But he wants me to be her shadow..."
"How can I be willing to..."
"How can I be willing???"
"That's not a reason for you to betray me!"
Along with a roar of anger, a burly man in military uniform and a dark coat draped over his shoulders strode out of the archway.
A team of fully armed Flint Knights trotted out from behind him and completely surrounded the entire yard.
"Naris!"
Seeing him, Xilu looked even more excited.
"Save me! Naris!"
"I'm your youngest sister!"
"Are you going to watch me being replaced by a fake?"
"I don't have a sister like you..." Naris looked at her with hatred in his eyes, "I have heard from my father. You must be punished - arrest her! Send her to Kevin!"
"Everyone, be careful! Don't let the things in her head replace your body again!"
Of course Xilu was unwilling to surrender.
She struggled, but was obviously no match for the Can Knight who could knock over a tank alone, and was taken away like a chicken.
The next person to be reminded to be taken away was Grimm - Hitzfeld had not forgotten that Sina's spirit also existed in his body.
But he is from Southwestern, and has strong immunity, so perhaps we can find a cure.
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief at this time.
But only for a little while.
As a white-haired old man in gorgeous clothes came out from the archway, everyone - except Hitzfeld and Xia Yibing - half-knelt down in front of him.
"His Majesty--"
"Everyone, get up."
Although he had just experienced a disaster and even had his kingdom almost usurped, King Charuni remained very calm.
He looked straight at the two people still standing in the yard. His gaze paused at Xia Yibing's hateful face, and then stared at the gray-haired girl.
"Finally you see me... aren't you going to say something to me?"
"I don't feel like it's 'finally'."
Hitzfeld said.
"After all, Ernak...the cloaked man..."
"I think it would be more appropriate to call it 'goodbye'."
Chapter 135 Another Truth
After sending away the others and leaving only Naris to accompany him, King Charuni led the two back to the Upper Court Hall.
It was very empty here, with only rows of columns. Hitzfeld noticed that the columns, ceilings, and floor tiles were covered with many broken marks, just like the remains of ancient Greek temples excavated in modern times.
Then she saw that thing in the overly spacious courtyard of the Upper Palace: a huge metal ball.
The diameter is equivalent to the length of a basketball court, and it is made up of countless overlapping hollow parts that should have been extremely delicate.
The reason why I say "originally" is because this thing now looks very miserable. Every part exposed outside is pitch black, and smoke is still coming out of the inside.
Just by getting a little closer, she could feel the horrible heat wave rolling in. One could imagine how high the temperature was when it was floating in the sky... The soil that carried its weight had long since turned into a mess.
"You surprised me." King Charuni suddenly said, "I have been following you since the Blackwood City curse case. To be honest, your performance far exceeded my expectations."
"So what do you foresee?"
Hearing the girl's direct question, her tone could not be described as neither humble nor arrogant, and even contained a hint of sarcasm. Naris finally couldn't help but turned his head to look at her.
This girl... is so brave!
He knew his old man's temper very well. Even someone as strong-willed as him didn't dare to speak loudly in front of him, but she actually... I hope she has some luck.
Of course Hitzfeld was afraid too.
But, how to say it... She risked her life to fight the enemy more than once today, and was mentally prepared for the worst outcome. The moment she agreed to Xia Yibing and made a promise to her, she decided to stand on the other side from beginning to end, so naturally, King Charuni was also her enemy.
If she were alone in this situation, she might consider backing off a bit.
But now Xia Yibing is here too.
She knew this woman very well. It was true that Villefort hoped to use his death to neutralize some of the hatred in her heart, but if the hatred of annihilating an entire family could be easily let go in this way, this person would not be called Xia Yibing.
So she had to be aggressive.
She is not radical, the radical one is Xia Yibing.
And in this coup d'etat - yes, it was a coup d'etat - Xia Yibing's performance was not worthy of recognition. Even if she had not concealed the fact that she was controlled by Katina, she would definitely be held guilty in the end.
This is how it is - anyway, Aisuen Hitzfeld should have made a lot of contributions this time, and if she was a little more unrestrained, she could use the credit to offset it, but if Xia Yibing played like this, she was afraid that Charuni would hang her in a rage.
"A qualified detective, right?" Charuni nodded. "At most, you should be as good as Villefort, but I didn't expect you to be so much better. I have to give you a compliment."
Naris glanced over here again, his expression no longer one of shock but of fear.
It was the first time he heard Charuni speak to someone so kindly.
