Chapter654:ImminentProblems

"TheTwinWitches..."

"Thewitchesoffate."

Withoutthinking,YunXicouldguesswhothetwinwitcheswere.

WhiteLotusandRedLotus.

Thesidequest"thelegendarywitches"wasexactlytailoredforthem.

"Yes.Prince,ifyouwanttodefeattheevildragon,theyareindispensablepeople."

"Butbeforethat,there’sonemoreimportantthingtodo."Robin’sfacelookedserious,"That’sthemostseriousprobleminthekingdomrightnow."

"What’smoreseriousthantheevildragon?"YunXilookedatthemysteriouspalaceaugurinconfusion.

"That’snaturally...youridentity,myprince."Robinpickedupacrystalballinherhand.Herfacewascoveredbyherbrightredcloak,andtheatmospherebecamestrangeinaninstant.

"Myidentity...amInottheprinceofthiskingdom?"YunXirememberedthatthiswasthe"setting"ofthisstartrial.

JudgingfromthefactthattheStarwingKnightsweretrustedbythepeopleofthecityandpeople’sworshiptohim,hewasindeedtheprinceofthiskingdominpeople’shearts.

"Yes,youareundoubtedlyourprince,andthisisthebiggestproblem."

"Because,myprince,youareonlyaprincenow."Likespeakingatonguetwister,Robinsaidthebiggestproblem.

"I’maprince.What’swrongwiththis?"YunXibecamemoreandmoreconfused.

"Myprince,itmeansthatyouarenotthemostpowerfulpersoninthiskingdom!"

"Thatistosay,youareonlythesuccessorofthiskingdom.Therealmasterofthiskingdomisnotyou,buttheking!"Robinpointedoutthekeypoint.

"Ah...Ihaveafather?"OnlythendidYunXirealizedwhatRobinmeant.

Indeed,ifheisaprince,itmeansthatthereisakinginthiskingdom.

Inthepast,healwaysfoughtalone,soitdidn’tmatterwhatthebackgroundsettingwas.

However.comparedwiththeprevioustrials,hisidentityinthistrialseemedtobesomewhatdifferent.

"Yes,thekinghasbeenillforalongtime.Myprince,youareonlyperformingtheking’sdutiestoadministerthekingdom."

"Thisisaproblemthatmustbesolved."ThebloodyRobinhadwitnessedcountlesshumantragedies,however,shemustsaythis.

Shesighedandcontinued,"Thekingisnotanincompetentking,butit’snothistimenow."

"Myprince,it’stimeforyoutomakeadecision."

"Decision?Whatdecision?"YunXistilldidn’tunderstandwhatRobinhinted.

"Wearefacingtheevildragon’sthreat,weneedyou,butwedon’tneedasickking."

"Myprince..."RobinlookedatYunXiinpeace.

Hasn闁炽儲鐛﹖heprinceunderstoodityet?

Heisanexcellentprinceandthehopeofthekingdom’sfuture.Comparedwiththeoldking,heistherealmasterofthiskingdom.

Now,facingtheenormousthreatoftheevildragon,hemusttrulyascendthethroneandbecometherighteousmasterofthekingdom.

Forthisreason,thebestsolutionistoletthelong-disqualified"king"disappear.

Fromthetrajectoryoffate,shesawthefutureofthiskingdom,inwhichthe"oldking"didn’thaveaplace.

"No,Idon’thavethatplan."Eventually,YunXirealizedwhatRobin’shintwas.Hewasneitherabletocryorlaugh.

Hewastheprinceofthiskingdom,butitwasjustasetting.Althoughthekingcouldonlyplayamascotofthiskingdom,therewasnoneedtokillhim.

Whathedidwastofindawaytokilltheevildragon,nottoplayaroyaltheatrecalled"patricide".

Bytheway,Robin,areyoureallynotplayingtheroleofavillainess?

Whatathird-ratescriptyoursuggestionis!

"Myprince,youareakindman,buttheworldisnotasbeautifulasyouthink."RobinshookherheadandsaidsomethingtoYunXi’ssurprise.

"Goandseetheking.MaybeyoucanunderstandwhyIsuggestedthat."

(TranslatedbyGravityTales妫ｅ啯袠)

"Thatkinghasgonethewrongway."

NomatterhowhardYunXithought,hecouldn’trememberathingabouttheking.Forhim,theking’ssenseofexistencewasn’tstrongerthanthetreesinthedarkforest,howcouldheremembertheshapeofarandomtreeinthedarkforest?

ButaccordingtoRobin’sproposal,hestillcametothegardenwherethekingwassupposedtoconvalesce.

"This...Itdoesn’tlookverygood..."WhatYunXisawwasdoctorsinblacklongclotheswithbeak-likemasksontheirfaces.Theywerebusyshuttlingthroughthegarden.

Intheair,therewasanoverwhelmingsmellofmedicines.

"Pafu!"TheemeraldjellycameoutofYunXi’schestandmadeanuncomfortablesound.

"Ga..."DoctorsinblackclotheslookedatYunXiwithlifelesseyesandmadeathreateningvoice.

"Iamtheprince."YunXihadtodeclarehisidentity.

"Ga!"Thedoctors’eyesturnedred.

"Iamtheprince!"YunXideclaredhisidentityagain.Hewasthesuccessorofthiskingdomandthecurrentregent!Althoughthiswasjustasetting,itshouldbeusefulinthistrialworld!

"Ga!"Therewerecrowscrying,andmoredoctorsinblackclothesappeared,lookingatYunXiwithbloodyeyes.

No,thescriptiswrong!

Whydotheyhavethatbloodysmell?!

YunXismelledthatthedoctorsinblackclotheshadexactlythesamesmellasthoseblackaxemonstersintheForgottenRuins.

"Ga!"

"Ga!"

Undertheblackbeak-likemasks,onesharpmouthafteranotheropened,showingachillingexpression.

Sickle!

Fork!

Jigsaw!

ThosedoctorsinblacktookoutsomethingthatshouldneverbeusedbydoctorsonebyoneandsurroundedYunXi.

Theylookedsoenthusiastic,likesomehospitablehostswhowerewelcomingthemosthonoredvisitorhadfinallyarrivedatthedoor.

"You’relookingforyourowndeath!"YunXinoticedabonfireinthemiddleofthegarden,whichlookedsofamiliar.

ThismeantthatthisareawasthesameastheForgottenRuins.Itwasa"barrier"hehadtobreakthrough!

RecallingRobin’shint,YunXihadnodoubtwhotheultimatebossofthisareais.

Damnit,whyisherpredictionssoaccurate?

Nowhereallyhadtobetheprotagonistofathird-rateroyaltheatreof"patricide"!