Chapter 345 - Agatha (43) <2-in-1> (1/2)

Confirmed as an outsider... And suspected to be the one who unnecessarily complicated the plot to an exaggerated degree, Jiang Li had almost killed the king.

Yup. Just a few minutes ago, Jiang Li, who had honed his ice magic alongside dark arts, suddenly conjured a sword made out of ice and pointed it to the monarch's neck.

Blood even trickled down for a few seconds when its sharp edge sunk a bit into the skin. The middle-aged guy was really caught off-guard by Jiang Li's unexpected show of aggression.

However, Francis IV seemed experienced in trekking between life and death so the man did not do anything unnecessary and simply threw out revelations to free himself.

”Sighs. If telling you I am a friend from the previous life is not enough, which proves that friendship is something cheap and easily breakable, then I guess, all I can do is tell you that in my most recent reading, the tower has appeared instead of the card usually corresponding to her. I came here because I have divined that my daughter is in danger…”

”You said that every time you drew cards, it's me corresponding to that card!”

The angered young man stormed out of the room with the king dragged like a caught prey. The knights and the villainess could not even move as they watched the two exit the mansion with unnatural haste. All they could do was to widen their eyes in disbelief and horror.

It was a hundred meters away when the petrifying spell he used against the king and the rest wore out.

”Lead the way!” The youth told Francis IV. ”Since you're extremely priding over that divination cards of yours, locate Margarette now!”

'What the hell...'

Francis IV was not in the best mood after what had just happened. After all, he was a ruler yet he was treated like that. But who asked the other to be more powerful. 'Is this awful guy a cheater? And even if he's worried about Margarette, didn't he know he had just manhandled Margarette's father? I won't let her date him anymore!'

Jiang Li didn't care about the protests though. Even if the other was indeed somebody he was acquainted with from other worlds and his father-in-law, he was still more concerned about eliminating somebody who could not only travel to worlds with him but mess up his missions. He was also not pleased with what took place earlier.

'I should have just left this king and followed her without delay.'

In the end, the other man seemed to have thought of something and pointed Jiang Li a direction. Jiang Li did not miss the king's blue earring glowing a bit, although he didn't know what it did. But what was important was that he got a lead to Margarette's whereabouts.

Unfortunately, while on the way to the familiar abandoned observatory tower that the man had pointed, Francis IV actually managed to escape from the binding. The king freed himself from the rope and the spell which he did partially through the mysterious earring that suddenly lit up with a blinding light. The flash lasted for more than ten seconds and by the time Jiang Li had recovered his sense of sight, the king was no longer in the vicinity.

'The bastard escaped…' The youth balled his fist in annoyance.

However, he didn't allow himself wallow in the feeling for so long. No longer intent on delaying looking for Margarette, he walked into the observatory and headed down to the bas.e.m.e.nt.

It was unknown when the guy had pulled out a straw doll though. But when he was walking down the dark and damp corridor with some wall lamps guiding him through, he had somehow managed to write the name Dong Lan, Francis IV on the weaved straw using his blood.

Jiang Li had really started to dislike the man for stopping him and then escaping later.

And so with no pause in his steps, he made a simple stabbing motion against the delicate doll's stomach. A placid look was in his eyes, as if he was only doing something naturally and as if he never went angry in the first place.

…

”The tower can actually be an actual tower…”

Francis IV murmured while staring into the direction of the observatory. His tone was quite weird, as he found it very embarrassing that after all the talk about the card's meaning, The Tower actually pointed to an actual place, not a situation. He reckoned if his adoptive mother heard about this epic failure, he would end up pummeled to death by her.

”Maybe that girl is not really in danger. It's me.” The king shook his head, glad that none of his entourage had followed so he would not have to be so careful of his image and speeches.

The man clutched his stomach that began to feel weird, like the insides were being twisted and seared with a hot iron. A wry expression emerged on his face as he endured it back to the mansion although no cry of pain escaped from his lips. Thankfully, he was used to it, as before his memory of previous life had returned, which was also before his ascension to the throne, he was a man frequently dancing with death in the battlefield and court. Assassinations, wars, and injuries were no foreign matters to him before, and even now after being enthroned.

If asked whether he was okay putting up with this pain though, of course, not. Who would?

Shaking his head, Francis IV walked a little more and not long after, he ran into his knights and consort. The group obviously went after him the moment they got freed from the youth's spell and regained mobility.

However, to his surprise, the group was involved in a battle.

”What do you think are you doing, Andre Grey!” shouted Dune, the bear-like knight who was currently shielding Agatha from the attacks.

There was only one man waving his weapon before the knight platoon, knocking people down at a speed that made the king's face grim.

He actually met the duke at such a time and situation? The king frowned.

But Andre had indeed come for the head of the royal consort.

The male lead received news of the villainess' sudden trip outside and he started to strike down when the king was separated from the bunch.