I am aging gracefully in the world of famous books

For the next three days, Mr. Dagger did not speak to Pei Xiang.

But Pei Xiang is not alone, because she has now become a guest of the royal family, a loyal friend of Princess Lilia, and a brave and good girl who helped eleven princes get out of trouble.

There are many people around her all the time. Except for the rest time at night, Pei Xiang is always busy and popular.

On the first day, the king met Princess Lilia. He was very satisfied with how beautiful his daughter was, so he hated Moenna, the witch who tried to destroy Lilia's appearance.

Lilia was very happy to see Pei Xiang who was "rescued" by the king.She held her friend's hand, chattered about what happened after the two separated, and asked about the situation of the eleven elder brothers.

On the second day, Pei Xiang took the king and his party to the Black Forest as a guide.

At sunset, the king and his ministers and guards arrived at a beautiful lake.There, they witnessed eleven wild swans circling and landing, and they turned into eleven tall and handsome youths in an instant. They were the princes who had "run away from home" for many years.

The bonfire was lit under the night, and the eleven princes gathered around their father to talk heart-to-heart. During this time, they inevitably talked about the process of Pei Xiang looking for the princes, about Pei Xiang's devout prayers and the mysterious help he received.

"There must be a fairy helping me," Pei Xiang spelled the words with fluorescent grass, "I heard a gentle whisper in the wind, and the fairy told me to run towards the forest. Later, the fairy sent her messenger to give Give me the mysterious fragrance, so that I can successfully find the princes."

"Fairy? Is it the fairy Morgana who lives in the palace in the clouds?" asked a prince.

Pei Xiang shook his head regretfully, saying that he did not know the truth.

But several other princes also speculated that it was Morgana.

For, when they become wild swans, they occasionally fly over the air palaces floating above the clouds.In that beautiful building, the fairy Morgana is always kind and friendly, and she will invite them to fly and rest in the palace.

"Morgana," a minister sighed, "I have rarely heard her name and kindness mentioned by the residents of the royal capital. Before..."

The minister did not continue, but everyone knew what he had left to say.

After the king married the new queen, many people and things related to the previous queen gradually disappeared, and the fairy Morgana, who was trusted and admired by the previous queen, was naturally among them.

Pei Xiang quietly stared at the jumping flames, thinking that in the original story, the person who told Princess Lilia how to help her brothers break the curse was actually Morgana, but she didn't know why she chose such a roundabout way .

——Is it to test Lilia, or is she not capable enough to directly defeat the witch Moenna?

On the third day, the king, who had witnessed his sons having to fly into the sky, hurried back to the capital, and ordered Moenna, who was imprisoned in the prison tower, to withdraw the curse.

But Moenna took the opportunity to negotiate terms with the king, and she hoped to get freedom by lifting the spell for the prince.

"Your Majesty, if I hadn't willingly lifted the spell, the princes would never have returned to normal. Whenever the sun rises, they will turn into birds and fly away from the ground."

"You are such an evil and vicious woman, you should be burned alive, and after you die, you will be spurned by the kind believers." The archbishop who accompanied the king to the prison tower shook his head in disappointment, and declared Moenna solemnly. impending fate.

Moenna sneered, and there was a certainty in her eyes that made the king and others uneasy.

"If you don't agree to my conditions, then let your sons be like this forever. If you want to kill me, I will not repent before I die. Instead, I will curse this country with my soul and my magic power , curse the king and all royals."

"You don't even care about the rest of your soul anymore, you..."

The archbishop glared angrily at the witch who was smiling wildly, and snapped, but was interrupted by the king before he finished speaking.

"Moenna, if I set you free, are you willing to swear that you will never set foot on this land, and you will never do anything to harm others? If you break your oath, you will not die immediately, but you will lose your magic power and become The ugliest woman who can only be with the stinking monsters in the swamp all day long, and kisses toads and red-haired spiders for the rest of her life, Moenna, would you like to?"

Moenna was silent for a moment, and said in a low voice: "No harm to others? Everyone? This range is too wide, I can't do it."

The king gave Moena no room to bargain.

He announced in a deep voice that if Mo Enna wanted to continue living, she had to agree to his conditions.Otherwise, he is willing to pay a certain price to ask the fairy Morgana to let her deal with Moenna and prevent the evil witch from casting any curse magic.

"Morgana..."

Mo Enna rolled her cold eyeballs, and quietly clenched her fists.

She didn't expect that the king would mention her old opponent specifically during the negotiation, and she couldn't help but secretly surprised: "I don't know if it was a mistake or..."

In any case, the name Morgana really hit the witch Moenna's weakness.

"What kind of fairy is she? She's just a witch like me. Ha, what a stupid choice. You go to ask another witch for help in order to get rid of one witch, aren't you afraid of attracting wolves?"

"Morgana has never done anything evil to harm innocent people."

The king spoke in a calm tone, but he was actually carefully observing Moenna's subtle reactions.

Before coming to the prison tower, Pei Xiang once reminded the king through the mouth of Crow Polk that the fairy Morgana is very likely to be the person that the witch Monna fears. If you mention it during the negotiation, you might get something unexpected outside harvest.

"Morgana lives in her own palace in the clouds, surrounded by happy roses and happy swallows, and is more willing to help poor and innocent children, so she is called a fairy by everyone. I am willing to trust her, just like me I trusted her like my previous wife did."

Moenna tried her best to show that she didn't care, but it was difficult for her to hide her jealousy.

"Yes, yes, your first wife trusted the fairy Morgana so much that she was even willing to use her status as queen to spread the good name of Morgana everywhere. Unfortunately, Morgana never really helped The former queen, and the children of the first queen. It can be seen that she is not a fairy, but a cold and hypocritical fake good person."

At this time, the king had grasped the key to winning the negotiation, so he shook his head, stopped talking to Moenna, and turned around to leave.

Moenna, who had lost her composure, hurriedly shouted:

"Morgana won't deal with me personally, because she doesn't have enough ability to completely suppress me, ha, witches are all selfish, even a fairy, helping others is conditional. And I, I Moenna, I will definitely curse you and your country, and make this land desolate and decay."

"Then give it a try, once the fairy Morgana agrees, you will have no chance of surviving, Moenna, you can bet on that fairy's attitude.

"Besides, before the misfortune happened to me and my country, you were dead, even your soul disappeared, you are the most pitiful one.

"And my country will be saved by the fairy Morgana. After suffering and tempering, the brave and kind people will surely live and work in peace again, and the name of the fairy Morgana will be passed down from generation to generation."

The king's attitude was very clear and firm, and his back told Moenna that he would never change his conditions.

This time, the composure and composure on Morgana's face completely dissipated, because she knew in her heart that once the king sent someone to ask Morgana for help, that hypocritical and hypocritical woman would definitely agree.

"At that time, the trump card I used to threaten the king will be completely useless," Morgana thought in horror, "I will definitely be burned alive, and I will not be able to fully retaliate. And Morgana will Step on my dead body for a better name..."

Realizing that her hole cards could not really threaten the king, the witch Moenna had no choice but to compromise.

That night, in the brightly lit church, Moenna swore to the king and the archbishop with her soul and magic power that she would never hurt anyone again.

When her vows were spoken, some of the people she had hurt were saved.

The power of the curse that had been imposed on innocent people immediately backfired on Moenna's body, turning into an invisible fire of judgment that scorched Moenna's soul, making her roll on the ground and howl in pain.

"An evil person is not a lost lamb," the Archbishop looked at Moenna's painful and distorted face, and sighed with compassion, "Moenna, the fire of judgment will not deprive you of your life and magic power, but it will destroy you every moment. Torture your heart. Only sincere repentance and continuous acts of kindness can save you from suffering until you completely atone for your sins."

Later, Moenna left the capital together with Knight, the former patrol captain.Since then, she has never stepped into this land again, and she does not know whether the flames of judgment that tormented the soul have been extinguished in her lifetime?

On the fourth night, Dagger finally took the initiative to talk to Pei Xiang.

"Your feet can already cover and wrap a layer of external internal force, which can be regarded as isolating the pain when walking. Why do you have to let Jianyi sharpen and transform your body day and night to relieve pain?"

Pei Xiang was taken aback, and asked in confusion, "Why did you suddenly think of asking this?"

In the sealed space connected by the dagger, the Lord of the Sea Clan, who was suspended in the strong abyssal energy, quietly opened his eyes.

He watched those destructive forces from hell permeate his body little by little, fighting, killing, devouring, and merging with his own original power, and then slowly turning into his own original power and settling down.

Afterwards, these forces began to contend against the invading violent and corrosive demonic energy, and started a new round of silent struggle...

"It's nothing, I just noticed that witch's painful and distorted expression suddenly, and realized that ordinary people's tolerance for pain is limited, so I thought of your situation."

Pei Xiang raised his eyebrows slightly: "Could it be that you thought it was a very comfortable experience for me to exercise myself with sword intent?"

"I have always believed that the process of becoming stronger can bring satisfaction."

Pei Xiang closed her eyes and felt a ray of sword intent across her meridians, the destruction and healing happened in an instant... and back and forth, the toughness of the meridians was strengthened little by little, and the strength they could hold was increasing.

Although this process of becoming stronger is painful, it can indeed bring enough peace of mind and satisfaction.

"You're right." Pei Xiang responded simply, and asked casually as if he was purely curious.

But the dagger asked again seriously:

"You have a normal way of cultivation and a way to become stronger without suffering pain. Why do you insist on tempering this mermaid's body with sword intent? I thought that pain of that degree was normal before, but Moenna's wailing And the fear made me discover that I ignored the endurance and physique of ordinary creatures."

These words... Pei Xiang blinked lightly, wondering if today is a little bit of Versailles?

"Because I am too weak, I have a sense of urgency, so I insist on this road of becoming stronger quickly."

The dagger pondered for a moment, and continued to ask: "If the curse of the sea witch's potion is lifted, will you still be like this?"

Pei Xiang's eyes rolled slightly, and while pondering the sudden curiosity of the dagger, she replied:

"It depends on how it is lifted. If I am strong enough to successfully resolve the sea witch's curse, it means that my strength has reached a certain level. At that time, there is no need to insist on tempering the sea witch with sword intent." It's time to refine the body, maybe it's time to study the origin of magic, after all, for me, the power that can be integrated into the soul is the real wealth."

The dagger is clear: "In other words, if you don't resolve the sea witch's curse with your own strength, you will always stick to the current way of becoming stronger."

Pei Xiang nodded as a matter of course, and said with a smile:

"I did plan like this. If I'm not strong enough, even if I can escape the curse of the sea witch once by chance, maybe there will be a second and third time. Even if the sea witch is too lazy to trouble me, there are still people on this continent. For other powerful and willful magical creatures, I always need some ability to protect myself."

After hearing Pei Xiang's thoughts, Dagger didn't respond immediately.

Pei Xiang's heart moved, and he asked back:

"Mr. Dagger has been asking me about my attitude, so what do you think?"

"For now, I agree with your choice." Dagger's tone was a bit reserved.

Pei Xiang frowned, as if he had forgotten the dagger's usual indifference and his previous sarcasm, and said affectionately:

"I'm very glad to have your approval and understanding. Mr. Dagger, for the sake of our like-mindedness, would you like to teach me a few words about chasing power?"

"teach?"

"Well, I'll use a wisp of sword intent as tuition, okay?"

Esfar in another space watched the devouring struggle between the original magic power and the abyssal magic energy, ignoring the flesh and blood that had been corroded and exploded and reborn, and said softly:

"I have never experienced when you were so weak, and I was rarely injured, so my way of cultivation is not very suitable for you."

"Well, that's really a pity."

Pei Xiang sighed in disappointment and didn't say much.

It's just that when she was about to take a bath, she removed the internal force wrapped around the soles of her feet earlier than usual, allowing the skin of her feet to really touch the ground.In this way, every step she takes will leave a trail of blood.

Soon, the air in the room was filled with a faint smell of blood.

Esfar, who felt the outside world through the dagger, frowned subconsciously.

Then, before Pei Xiang put down his dagger to take a bath, Esfar spoke again:

"Do you remember that magical picture book your friend Lilia once mentioned?"

Pei Xiang nodded immediately: "I remember, and I was very impressed. It talked about the 'friendship' between the warrior He Qiu and the witch Alice."

"Go and find that book. That book can show what the holder really wants to know. If you are very eager to obtain a magical inheritance that suits you, you can carefully read that book. It can guide you to get started."

This time, Pei Xiang was really surprised:

"There is such a magical picture book? Doesn't that allow every owner to read endless content? With that book, does it mean that you have mastered all the secrets in this world?"

"How can there be such a good thing?" Asfar raised his eyebrows, "If that picture book can really do what you said, it won't be left in a small human country."

"Can you tell me in detail?" Pei Xiang sat down on the chair and asked curiously.

Esfar gave a "hmm" and said slowly:

"1000 years ago, a human wizard with good magic power visited the Sea Clan, and I happened to watch that man show His Majesty Esfar his magical alchemy work, which is the book.

"Every time the owner of that book changes, it will show some things the owner wants to know the most. Of course, that is a one-time change opportunity, and there is no possibility of changing after that, unless the owner is changed. And, Because the wizards who make picture books are limited in strength, the depth and breadth of the content in the book is not unlimited. It can only be said that it is omnipotent within a certain range."

Pei Xiang stood up excitedly, and said happily:

"That's pretty good. After all, he is a wizard who has the opportunity to show his works in front of the Lord of the Sea Clan. That senior must have good strength. Hey, it's no wonder Lilia can read the secrets of thousands of years ago... She I was a little girl at the time, and what I wanted to know most after getting that picture book was probably some interesting stories. Thinking about her character and her eleven brothers, well, a story of 'sister love' appears in the book. It's a matter of course."

Esfar nodded slightly: "It is true that wizards with average abilities cannot appear in front of the Lord of the Sea Clan. However, that book is very limited. Each creature can only change the above content once in a lifetime, and it cannot be changed through repetition. Switch owners back and forth to gain more knowledge."

Pei Xiang touched the tip of his nose in disappointment, then sighed with a smile:

"Why, I thought there was a chance. It's rare to have one, though. Thank you for telling me about it, Mr. Dagger, the understanding and generous man."

Facing Pei Xiang's sincere thanks and joyful smile, Esfar closed his eyes again, and said casually:

"It's nothing, I just thought of it suddenly, and that book just happened to appear nearby, so I'll just say it. In case you always despise yourself for being weak and keep thinking about how to be a stepmother."