The Princess And The Lord-Chapter 1355: Trust

This beast’s name is Celentra. It inhabits caves and mountainous areas. However, just like Wild Hounds, this beast’s strength is not in its own power but in its numbers, which means that rather than a dangerous opponent, it is more of an annoyance.

Lory opened her palm, and the Trinity staff appeared. She twisted the staff, and it transformed into a sword. The Beast surrounded her, its eyes glaring to intimidate its prey. At that moment, the beast struck her at the same time, but Lory jumped high into the sky, then took a high-speed dive and swung her sword at the beast.

She raised an ice shield on her arm as one of the beasts attacked her from the side then quickly slashed the beast’s head. The beast shrieks and blood splatters all over the place making the other beast more violent. Lory summoned a whirlwind and swooped the beasts into the air after that she transformed her sword into a bow and then released an ice arrow.

It didn’t take long for Lory to clear the obstacles that were getting in the way until she soon arrived at where Fargo was.

Fargo immediately waved his hand in joy the moment he saw Lory coming, but what came out of his mouth was not a concern for her: "Did you bring my whiskey?"

Lory rolled her eyes, although she had expected Fargo’s reaction. As someone who trained Lory since she was little, she knew very well Lory’s abilities otherwise he wouldn’t stay calm when Lory decided to leave the Cestine Palace by herself.

Lory took the whiskey bottle from her backpack and threw it toward Fargo, "Catch it!"

Fargo deftly caught it and happily opened the bottle cap, while Fargo was busy with his drink, Lory went to where Zhao Li Xin was meditating to check on his condition.

Zhao Li Xin’s clothes were half burned again, it seemed like these fireproof clothes still couldn’t withstand the Eternal Flame. Unfortunately, there were no Blood Silkworms to make clothes for Zhao Li Xin like the ones he had in the Hei Shen sect. Blood

The Blood Silkworm is a special type of silkworm that was intentionally fed with Huo Long’s blood, resulting in only a few surviving to make a special robe for Zhao Li Xin. Lory makes a note to herself to find the same material that the Blood Silkworm produces to make a special outfit for Zhao Li Xin.

After that Lory carefully examined Zhao Li Xin’s condition from top to bottom, although he looked in pain but it seemed to be manageable so Lory didn’t dare to do anything for fear that her actions would hinder Zhao Li Xin’s Progress instead, afterall, Cultivation is delicated process.

"Are you not going to do anything" "Is it okay to leave him like that? He’s been a human torch for days. Is that okay?" Fargo suddenly appeared beside her and then handed the whiskey to Lory.

Lory was confused as to why he gave it to her, did he forget about her taste? "You know I don’t drink"

"I know, I just wanted you to cool the bottle, you know whiskey doesn’t taste good when it’s warm" Fargo shamelessly said.

Lory pouted her lips, she angrily snatched the bottle from Fargo’s hand and then kindly cooled the bottle after that she shoved the bottle back to Fargo.

Fargo hid his smile pretending he didn’t realize how much he was upsetting Lory, "Thanks!" Fargo said then opened the bottle happily, but then his movement stopped then he glanced at Lory. "Eh, you didn’t happen to bring a glass, did ya?"

"Don’t push it!" Lory shot daggers at him.

Fargo knowingly looked away muttering, "I take that as a no..." then he drank straight from the bottle.

His face was beaming with joy after drinking, but then he saw Lory’s worried face so he asked again, "You haven’t answered me yet, are you not going to help him?"

Lory shook her head helplessly, "No, since he’s been like this for so many days it means he can still hold on, cultivation is a dangerous process and I’m afraid it will ruin his efforts." Although Lory said that, the worry that radiated from her eyes did not diminish.

"Will helping him be bad for him? He seems to be in pain..." Fargo had never met someone with powers like Zhao Li Xin so it was natural for him to be curious.

"....And that’s what he has to go through if he wants to advance, as far as I know, the higher the cultivation the more painful the advancement, especially for someone who has an Immortal Flame like him." Lory held her breath as she watched the color of the flame gradually change to a dark purple almost black.

"Immortal Flame..." Fargo muttered the name as pondered deeply then he asked again. "What kind of power is that?"

"That... That is an ancient art so dangerous that it can devour its user..." Lory said in a heavy tone.

"How is it different from the power of a powerful Gifted like you or me?" Garrof asked.

Lory turned her gaze to Fargo "It’s quite different, for gifted people the biggest risk occurs when our powers first awaken but if we can get through it then the risk decreases as we grow older and gain more control over our powers and if we don’t want to learn to use them at all we have the tools to help us in that situation"

Lory explained then she turned her eyes back to Zhao Li Xin "But Zhao Li Xin’s power is not like that, her power will continue to increase and the risk will get bigger every day, and if something wrong happens not only will he hurt others people but he will hurt himself. The Immortal Flame was so violent and destructive that no one could master the art, those who tried to learn the art only managed to touch the surface unlike Zhao Li Xin who not only managed to master it he also perfect it... well that’s also because this power is a legacy from his ancestors but still it comes with great sacrifice"

"He still insists on learning it, is it because of his family situation?" Fargo was curious about Zhao Li Xin even though he was not a nosy person.

Lory was surprised then a happy smile spread across her face "He told you that? well... I honestly don’t know the details since he didn’t mention it much. What I know about his past mostly came from his subordinates, Mong Ki and Mong Yi."

Lory took a deep breath before she spoke again "Since the first time I met him, I knew there was a darkness inside him like a thick shadow that took hold of him no matter where he went or did, it never left him, but at the same time I could also see the light inside him, even though it was just a small flicker at first, but it was undeniably there and it resilient, I could feel that small light stronger than the darkness itself...Since I knew I loved him I accepted everything in him, I believe together we could draw that light and keep that darkness at bay...and if I failed, that is the risk I’m willing to take"

Fargo lowered his gaze for a moment after he chuckled, "Zargan always said that Lucient has the ability to see the light in people’s hearts, it doesn’t matter how dark someone’s heart is, they are able to draw that light out and make it shine brightly beyond anyone expectation, that’s why people are inevitably drawn to Lucient cause most people naturally wanted to be good. Therefore, whether they are enemy or friends, they can’t resist that attraction and that’s what makes Lucient dangerous."

"So, you don’t think I’m being naive?" Lory gave him a furtive look.

Fargo playfully ruffled the top of her head making her hair messed. "Nah, I raised you better than that."

Lory pushed Fargo’s hand away "Hey, you messed up my hair!" Lory pretended to be angry and tidied up her hair.

"Lory, did you bring food? I’ve finished my food supply"

"Yes, let’s sit over there" Lory pointed her finger to the area not far from Zhao Li Xin was so she could still able to watch him.

They went towards the rocks not far from where Zhao Li Xin was meditating then he made an ice shield around them to avoid the heat and keep them cool inside the volcano. Lory then took out two instant noodles and gave one to Fargo"

"Why only bring instant noodles, can you bring meat or something?" Fargo complaint.

"Do you want me to bring military rations or do you want me to cook?" her eyes challenge him.

Fargo immediately shook his head, both were unbearable, "No, instant noodles are the best choice, you are smart Your Highness!" he immediately poured the water from the water bottle and used magic to heat it.

Lory frowned in indignant, she didn’t think her cooking skills were that bad. Of course, Lory would never admit that the skill she failed to develop for so many years despite the time she spent in two different worlds was cooking.

While waiting for the noodles to cook Fargo glanced at her curiously "Have you ever cooked for your husband?"

"No, he has a personal chef, and when we go Mong Ki and Mong Yi come with us so they take care of all that, besides with the spatial ring we can bring food boxes that have been prepared by the chef so we don’t have to cook anything" Lory raised her chin proudly.

Fargo grumbled under his breath, "What a Lucky guy!"

"Tsk!" Lory clicked her tongue in protest.

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_ Thirteen-year-old Lory _

"So, what do you think?" Lory waited expectantly. In Lucas’ kitchen, Fredhardt, Jay, and Clift had just tasted Lory’s cooking after failing to avoid her.

While chewing Lucas frowned "I don’t know...what is this"

Jay also looked confused "It’s not sweet, sour or salty...it’s not savory either but it has a taste...but it’s hard to explain"

"It’s creamy garlic chicken" What is it too hard to explain" Lory chides them, then turns to Clift "Clift what do you think?" ƒrēenovelkiss.com

Clift felt the pressure in Lory’s eyes, people say honesty is the best policy but that wasn’t true in this situation "This is a...this a...this a..."

’Is he broken’

Lory got impatient "Just saying if it’s good or not, why is it so hard?!"

"Why don’t you give to Girsha?" Lucas distracts Lory’s attention from his honest friend.

Lory pouted her lips "He said he was a herbivore"

’A first kind intelligence truly on another level’ Lucas thought.

Meanwhile, Fred pinned his chin immersed in his thoughts after a long ponder he muttered "I’ve never tasted such a food that makes me feel so lost..." he looked profoundly at the plate.

Lory scowled "What lost, you are in the palace’s kitchen!"

Fred suddenly made a profound comment "Did I...?"

"...." Lory perplexed.

Fargo suddenly came in then noticed the strangeness on everyone’s faces so he bravely spooned the food from Fred’s plate suddenly he turned quiet a minute later he asked inquisitively "Who made this?"

Lory thought Fargo might like it she raised her hands excitedly "Me, I made it!"

Fargo suddenly gave Glory a thumbs up "Very delicious!" then he swept the entire plate and left quickly.

Lory’s eyes sparkled with pride "See, I knew Fargo had good taste!"

Everyone was silent "...."

A few days later Fargo came and spoke excitedly to Lory, "Yo, princess, your food is so amazing, I finally managed to beat that guy and make him because of your food?"

Lory stopped reading, she was confused, "What?"

Fred frowned "You mean the informant you just caught a few days ago, you managed to get some information from him?"

"Yes, he is known to be very cunning and difficult to crack even with Fred’s power. I was tired of playing mind games with him so I used Lory’s food. Who would have thought that after he ate Lory’s food, he would become very confused and lose all his defense for a moment? Because of that, I managed to get some information out of him" Fargo raised a thumbs up at Lory "Your food is amazing, make another one, I got a lot of as*hole waiting in cell!"

"....." Lory didn’t know whether she should be happy or cry.

Fargo solemnly said "In the end, everything went well"

"NO, IS NOT!" Lory cried,