Chapter 476 Proverbs and the Princess

In the vast dense forest halfway up the mountain, there is a little-known animal path, and at one end of the animal path, there is a cave hidden under a huge boulder.

The cave is narrow at the front and wide at the back, which is a unique place to hide.

The residents of the town that the skinny teenager and girl mentioned are all hiding here.

In the dark and damp cave, there were only some light spar fragments the size of fingernails, emitting a faint light.

In the flickering of little golden light, there are weather-beaten sallow faces, and pairs of tired and frightened deep-set eye sockets.

All the residents hiding here understand clearly.

A few years ago, if the hunters in the town hadn't stumbled upon this abandoned lair and simply transformed it into a temporary shelter, they would have already lost their souls by now.

Thinking of that cruel night intertwined with darkness and flames, and the ferocious faces of the blue-patterned armored soldiers wielding their sharp knives, some people still tremble unconsciously, showing a look of lingering horror.

Without any warning, the sound of rustling footsteps suddenly came from the entrance of the cave ahead.

Hearing a strange voice, a white-haired old man and a middle-aged woman at the door immediately pricked up their ears and listened carefully.

Not long after, I saw a middle-aged tall woman in a coarse floral skirt with a happy expression, and blurted out: "It's the two little calves, Jerry and Lily, who are back!"

Just an hour ago, the young brother and sister saw that the cave was out of ammunition and food, so they sneaked out while the adults were not paying attention, and murmured to find food and water for everyone.

This move really made the mother, who had already broken her heart, feel quite frightened.

But now, hearing the sudden footsteps, my mother was naturally ecstatic.

"Wait, there's something weird!"

The white-haired old man's expression froze, and he said softly with a bit of horror: "The footsteps are disorderly, there are more than two people!"

"What?!"

This soft sound, but like a deafening thunder, made the other people around suddenly become extremely nervous.

For a moment, an uncontrollable panic appeared on everyone's faces, and they began to unconsciously move a little deeper into the cave.

However, there was obviously no hiding place for them except the strong and rough cave walls.

"Don't panic!"

The white-haired old man, who is still in good health, grabbed the wooden fork beside him, and nodded to a dozen other old men and women who seemed to be in good health.

Then, these people also raised their hoes or sickles one after another, and with trembling steps, they stood guard at the entrance of the passage together with the old man.

It can be clearly seen that although they are all holding agricultural tools that can barely be regarded as weapons, their panicked eyes are already full of fear.

However, the rustling sound was still approaching where everyone was, and it began to become clearer.

Every time the slightly chaotic footsteps advanced, the fear on the faces of everyone in the cave increased.

This unknown sound, like the death knell that rings from time to time in the temple, hits the already emaciated heartstrings of the people all the time.

Finally, when the owner of the footsteps appeared at the end of the passage with the light of the torch.

The bodies of all the people present could not help but tremble, and they all took a step back.

What appeared in front of them was a group of Holy Night Army soldiers who were fully armed and held sharp knives!

"Sure enough, it's rewarding."

Seeing a group of trembling Lengyan residents, the leader of the Holy Night Soldier Captain smiled disdainfully, while shaking the wide-edged sword in his hand, he said solemnly: "Put down your ridiculous toys, maybe you can live longer .”

"Don't think about it! We won't compromise with you demons!"

The old man took a deep breath, while holding the wooden fork tightly in his hand, he said solemnly: "Victory will belong to Leng Yan in the end!"

"Hehe, it turned out to be a hard bone."

The captain of the soldiers looked at the trembling old men with great interest, and taunted him with a serious smile: "Your soldiers have already fallen under our feet, and you old things and stray dogs, what can you do? What?"

"Bastard, don't just talk about it!"

Beside the old man, a middle-aged short woman with a sickle in her hand counterattacked: "If it weren't for your large number of people, how could we Lengyan retreat to the fortress?"

The short middle-aged woman snorted coldly, and said with excitement and grief on her brows, "Have you forgotten everything about the fiasco on the plain before? At that time, you were a group of real bereaved dogs!"

"Stop talking, don't provoke them further!"

The old man hurriedly stopped, but it was too late.

"Kill me!"

The gloomy face of the captain of the Holy Night Soldiers was already full of murderous intent.

With a big wave of his hand, he raised the broad-edged sword in his hand and rushed towards the old men holding farm tools.

On the other side, the other Holy Night soldiers also had ferocious faces on their hostile faces. They all waved their sharp knives and rushed forward.

Facing a group of strong and well-equipped soldiers, these old and weak women and children who are exhausted physically and mentally will naturally not have a trace of life.

Just as the soldier captain, whose eyes were full of murderous intent, jumped up, the broad-edged sword in his hand shone brightly.

A sudden and burly figure suddenly appeared, and directly reached out and grabbed the joint of the soldier captain's light armor, and while pulling it back, he took advantage of the situation and pressed it to the ground.

Hearing a muffled sound of "puchi", the captain of the Holy Night Soldier who fell headlong did not even groan, and remained motionless.

Then, the burly figure continued to hold the heads of other soldiers into his arms, accompanied by crisp "click" sounds of broken bones.

Not long after, the Holy Night Soldier Squad, which was about to start a massacre just now, was completely wiped out on the spot.

It wasn't until this moment that the burly figure gradually became clear. It was Ye Cang wearing gold-rimmed glasses.

Because Ye Cang was wearing an illusion cloak, apart from the fact that his burly figure had not changed significantly, he couldn't see any clues at all.

When everything became quiet again, Ye Cang first lightly brushed the dust off his body, then bowed gracefully to Lei Xiao who was walking slowly, and stood aside respectfully.

Currently, Lei Xiao is only accompanied by Hong Ye, Ye Cang, Bert and Jubai.

As for other subordinates such as Knotweed, they are secretly cleaning up the small Holy Night Army near the cave to prevent other soldiers from approaching.

Seeing the destruction of the menacing Holy Night Army squad, these Lengyan residents hadn't recovered from their shock, Ariel had already led the pair of boys and girls and walked over together.

"Jerry, Lily!"

Seeing this, the middle-aged tall woman in a coarse floral skirt looked ecstatic and immediately came up to her.

She hugged the two of them tightly in her arms and began to sob unceasingly.

"Mom, don't cry, we are here to save everyone!"

The boy first comforted his mother, and then he smiled at the girl, pushed Ariel in front of everyone, and solemnly introduced: "This big sister is our Princess Leng Yan's Highness!"

"What?!"

Hearing these unbelievable words, the cave suddenly became chaotic.

I saw eyes that couldn't believe it, but also mixed with complex emotions such as desire, fear, grievance, and respect, all projected towards Ariel.

They are just ordinary farmers living at the bottom of the kingdom, and some of them have never even seen nobles in their whole life, let alone the members of the royal family who rule the entire Lengyan Kingdom? !

"You... are you really our Princess Leng Yan's Highness?"

The leading old man walked forward tremblingly, staring at Ariel's delicate and fair face, first rubbed his cloudy eyes, and then asked tentatively.

"That's right, I'm here to take everyone out of here, and from now on, you don't have to worry about it anymore."

Ariel looked at the group of sallow and emaciated Lengyan people in front of her, and she was already full of emotion in her heart.

She received elite education from the royal family since she was a child, and the first lesson she learned was to keep in mind the proverbs of the Lengyan royal family written by the hero king himself.

The first sentence in the motto is the status of the royal family, which not only symbolizes the supremacy and nobility, but also the absolute protector of the common people.

But judging from the current situation, her three brothers obviously forgot the most important second half of the first sentence, and were completely lost in the vortex of power.

"Greetings...greetings to Your Highness the Princess!"

Hearing Ariel's unwavering answer, almost all the old and weak residents, including the old man, couldn't help but burst into tears, and lowered their heads towards Ariel.

Judging from the trembling bodies of these people, they are now in a state of mixed excitement and excitement.

How honored and unbelievable it is for these war-torn residents to be personally rescued by Her Royal Highness the Princess? !

Seeing this scene, Lei Xiao nodded slightly.

From this scene, it can be clearly seen that with Ariel's status as the fifth princess of Lengyan, she can indeed make the next layout and actions more effective with half the effort.

Lei Xiao clearly understood that with his current development speed and lord talent, one day he might be able to directly overthrow Lengyan and even other human nations.

In the final analysis, as long as the early stage can survive, it is only a matter of time before it becomes a blockbuster.

But in the face of the unknown catastrophe that may come at any time, the thing that he lacks the most is undoubtedly time.

Judging from the current situation, the prestige of the three princes in the capital is decreasing day by day.

It is obviously my best choice to subdue Ariel first, and then raise the banner of the fifth princess to rapidly increase her strength.

Only by mastering more resources at the fastest speed can the power of the golden finger be exerted to the maximum and lay a solid foundation for the next catastrophe.

After all, it can be seen from every prophecy that this will be a terrible disaster sweeping across the entire continent.

Perhaps, as Wang Xi said, only by making full use of one's talent can one plan ahead and help the human race survive this catastrophe.

"Then again, according to Wang Xi, the catastrophe was just a prelude."

Lei Xiao raised his eyebrows and continued to think in his heart.

"The cataclysm that is the prologue, coupled with the many mysteries in the blank era, really makes people wonder what unimaginable things will happen then."

Just as Lei Xiao thought of this, a discordant voice sounded suddenly.

"Everyone, don't listen to this hypocritical guy who is demagogic here!"

I saw the short middle-aged woman who had been standing in the shadows, the short middle-aged woman who had angered the soldiers of the holy night, stood up and snorted coldly: "You said you are the fifth princess of Leng Yan?"

"Then I'd like to ask you carefully, why didn't your royal family take any action when you knew that the Holy Night Kingdom had already increased its troops significantly in this area not long ago?"

The little woman became more and more agitated, and said hysterically, "Now that the flames of war have reached here, the fields have been turned into tombs, and the homeland has been turned into ruins, but you come here to be the savior, don't you think it's too late Yet?"

Hearing these unexpected words, Ariel's white face, which was originally full of smiles, suddenly froze, and she stood there in a daze, looking at a loss.

Seeing this, Burt and Jubai on the side, after receiving Lei Xiao's implicit permission, were just about to step forward to defend themselves, but they were stopped by Ariel herself.

"Enough! Stop talking nonsense!"

The white-haired old man hurriedly interrupted the short woman's speech, frowned and said: "It is already a great gift to us that Her Royal Highness condescends to rescue us regardless of the danger, why do you want to add bad words? "

After finishing speaking, the white-haired old man lowered his sharp eyes and sighed heavily again.

Not so long ago, this little woman had a wonderful family, but now she is alone, so it is no wonder that she has acted in such a disrespectful manner.

"Old man, stop blaming this sad woman."

After being stunned for a moment, Ariel drooped her eyebrows, shook her head with a wry smile, and said, "It is indeed because of our negligence of duty and failure to fulfill our due responsibility as protectors that the current dire situation is caused. This is indisputable. fact."

After finishing speaking, Ariel nodded to everyone, forced a smile and said: "It's urgent, everyone, please leave here with me first, and talk about other things later."

"His Royal Highness is right, it is important to escape from here first!"

The old man exchanged glances with other old and weak residents around him, and then echoed, "I am willing to follow Her Royal Highness and leave here together!"

"You are willing, but I am not!"

At this time, the short woman just stood up again, snorting coldly: "The gang of bastards must have been surrounded by the holy night, with this number of people, what is the difference between going out and throwing yourself into a trap? "

"If you want to seek your own death, then follow along!"

The short woman gave Ariel a disdainful look, and continued: "If you want me to say, it's better to stay here, so as to have a chance to live! After all, not every enemy may find this place!"

"this……"

Hearing the short woman's words, the other residents who were about to leave together with all their strength, began to hesitate again.

Seeing this, the short woman's face was full of complacency, and her unscrupulous expression was like slapping Ariel severely.

Just when Ariel wanted to open her mouth to persuade her, but she was at a loss and didn't know what to do.

A cold and bone-chilling voice suddenly rang out: "This woman, you should have had enough trouble, right?"