In the quiet and dark forest, a young boy and girl sat under an old tree, talking to each other.
At this time, there was no difference between a princess and a servant, no hierarchy, only a pair of children enjoying the fun of friends.
Avril was surprised to find that this " lowly servant " in front of her didn't have the fawning habit of her squire. When she gave up her noble status, she found it very interesting to talk to others as equals, because she could hear many things that others would never say in front of her. The boy in front of her, who was about the same age as her, knew so much that his words were lively and interesting, always making her laugh.
Oh my god, I've never laughed as much as I did today.
"Snake. Lizard might be the only animal on the continent that doesn't know what its right eye is. Its eyes often looked at each other and then curiously sized each other up. Occasionally, they would clash with each other, their left eye against their right eye, to see who was stronger.”
"Interesting. What else?"
"As for the blood apes, they are probably the creatures closest to humans. They lived in groups and had their own tribe and leader. The chief has many concubines."
"Just like my father?"
"Yes, just like your father. However, unlike your father, the chief of the Blood Ape Tribe must often accept challenges from the young and strong people in the tribe. If it failed, it would have to give up its position, including all of its concubines.”
"That's usurping the throne, treason, and rebellion! Its entire family should be executed!" The little princess put her hands on her hips and said angrily.
"You're right, but if you continue like this, I won't dare to continue."”
"Alright, I know I can order you to say it, but as you said, as a friend, I should respect your right to choose. I realized that it's okay to give in once in a while. Continue, I like to hear your stories about those magical beasts.”
"Then let me tell you another story about the Flaming Bird.”
"The story of the Flaming Bird?"
Gong Hao told Avril what had happened to the Flaming Bird a few days ago.
When she heard that the pair of Flaming Birds were fighting for the servant's blood for their mate, and that they were unwilling to escape even if they had the chance, she was a little stunned.
"I don't understand. Why are they doing this?”
"That's because of love."
"I often hear people talk about love, but what exactly is love? Why can't I understand?" The little princess was a little confused.
"Hmm…well…there is a kind of relationship that will make a man and a woman become friends after meeting and getting to know each other. Then, they liked to spend time with each other and couldn't bear to be separated…If they were separated, they would miss each other and couldn't sleep.”
"Is it like this every day?"
"Well…at least it can last for a long time.”
"Then will they get married?"
"Maybe."
"That must be a wonderful thing." The little princess's tone was filled with longing.
"Yes, Avril."
Gong Hao thought for a moment and confirmed the princess 'guess.
"What a touching love story, Shuiglaire. I like it. By the way, can you take me to see them?”
Gong Hao thought for a moment and nodded. We'll see each other when we go back later. However, the Flaming Birds don't like strangers. I can only bring you, but if I bring too many people, I'm afraid they won't give me face.”
"No problem. I'll tell them not to follow me.”
" Also, when you address them, use the word 'he' and 'she' instead of 'it'. You can only use the word' they 'when addressing a group. This was a form of respect because they were intelligent.”
"Alright."
When they returned to the castle in the afternoon, Gong Hao brought Avril to see the Flaming Bird as promised.
At this moment, the Flaming Bird that had been released had already returned. The pair of Flaming Birds in the cage snuggled up to each other, looking extremely sweet.
"Heavens, they're so beautiful." the little princess said in a daze.
"Yes, Your Highness." After returning to the castle, Gong Hao no longer called Avril. However, Avril still called him Hughie, which shocked all the squires.
It looked like a small servant was conquering this arrogant princess who gave everyone a headache.
"Flaming birds and extreme ice birds are rare species of elemental birds. They are very loyal to love, so some people call them lovebirds. It was said that if a lovebird landed on someone's shoulder, it meant that he would get beautiful love. That was the blessing from the lovebird, and it was extremely effective. If a pair of lovebirds landed on the shoulders of a man and a woman for a period of time, then this pair of men and women would have a beautiful love that would last until death. But in fact, this was just a legend, because what people needed was the blood of the elemental bird, not its blessing. Therefore, the elemental birds would not be willing to bless humans.”Gong Hao said regretfully. This was a legend that he had found in the library after the red landed on his shoulder yesterday.
However, Gong Hao didn't believe this. Red was probably expressing his friendship at that time.
"You said they are good friends with you?”"Then can you get close to them?" Avril asked Gong Hao.”
"Of course, they only accept my approach.”
"I want to take a look."
Gong Hao opened the cage with a smile and walked into it.
Red and Green spread their wings affectionately and wrapped Gong Hao up.
Gong Hao stroked Red's slender neck and smiled at Avril."Even though they are ferocious creatures, they are still friendly to their friends. That was why it was said not to believe in contracts, but to believe in one's heart. That was more meaningful and effective than any contract.”
"You're awesome!" The little princess's eyes flashed with admiration.
God knew that this arrogant and willful princess had never worshipped anyone before, including the emperor. If her father, Strick the Sixth, knew that his daughter had used such a tone to evaluate a servant, he would probably be so angry that he would vomit blood.
"In the world of magical beasts, sincerity and friendship are more attractive than power, and more binding than contracts. So I like to interact with them, and they like me too.”
"Can I get close to them like you?”"I want to feed them," Avril asked enviously.”
As she spoke, she took out a handful of snacks from her pocket. They were all her favorite snacks."Do they eat this?"
" No, they won't eat it, but they will feel your kindness. As long as you don't order them to say that this is a gift from the princess, you must accept and be grateful.”
"I won't do it again, I find it much more interesting than giving orders.”The little princess answered cheekily, her face flushed with embarrassment. It seemed that she had realized how stupid it was to order the xiphodon to kneel to her yesterday.
She tried to walk into the cage and get close to the two huge Flaming Birds.
Unexpectedly, Red and Green let out a long neigh at the same time. Their feathers stood up, revealing a ferocious aura.
This gave the little princess a fright.
Gong Hao hurriedly comforted the two Flaming Birds."Don't worry, don't be afraid. They won't hurt you with me around.”
"But they don't want me to get close." The little princess felt wronged, and tears began to well up in her eyes.
Gong Hao thought for a moment and suddenly shouted,"I understand now. The Blaze Birds are not xiphodons. They are much more advanced than that big fellow. Just showing goodwill won't easily move them.”
"Then what should we do?"
Gong Hao hurriedly walked over and held the princess's hand. This rude action shocked her. Gong Hao put his finger to his mouth and softly shushed her."Don't scream. Flaming birds are creatures that respect love. When I show you something, they will respect you as much as they respect me.”
Just like that, Gong Hao held the little princess's hand and gently approached the flaming bird.
This time, the red and green were indeed not as majestic as before. On the contrary, they looked at Gong Hao and the little princess curiously.
It was obvious that they were guessing if the two of them were also a couple.
"Can I touch them?" Avril asked Gong Hao. She looked at the red and green eyes without blinking, feeling excited and nervous.
"You can try, but you have to move slowly. If it tries to dodge, retract your hand.”
The little princess slowly stretched out her left hand, but her right hand, which was held by Gong Hao, remained motionless.
Green did not dodge.
Avril touched Green.
She gently stroked the green feathers and murmured in an intoxicated voice,""Awesome…this is the first time I've come into contact with magical beasts that haven't signed a contract with me, and they're so beautiful.”
It seemed that Green did not reject the little princess 'kindness. She curiously poked the little princess with her long beak, making her giggle.
This made her a little bolder.
"Can I make her smaller?" She asked Gong Hao.
"You can try."
So the little princess said to Green,"Your name is Green, right?" Did Xiu Yi give you the name? Can you become smaller?"
Lu Yangtian let out a long cry.
She spat out a fierce elemental flame into the sky, which shook the magic cage and scared the little princess so much that her face turned pale.
As the elemental flames spewed out, Green's body became smaller.
Like a colorful bird, Green gently flew in the air. After circling the little princess's head a few times, it landed on the little princess 'shoulder.
"Oh, she stopped on my shoulder. You said that elemental birds are also love birds. If they rested on someone's shoulder, they would bless that person with beautiful love!”
The princess shouted excitedly.
Gong Hao was also stunned.
At that moment, he recalled yesterday morning when Red had landed on his shoulder when the princess had arrived.
It was because of this incident that he had gone to look up the books. And it was because of this that he had mentioned the legend of the lovebirds. And it was also because of this legend that Green had landed on Avril's shoulder? Everything seemed to be a string that had been pulled together, bringing a man and a woman from all over the world together.
Oh my god, this…could this really be the blessing of the lovebird? Could the legend be true?
To fall in love with the daughter of the emperor of the Lance Empire?
Gong Hao had never had such thoughts.
He just wanted to change the princess's personality a little so that he could gain the princess's friendship. This would definitely have a very important impact on his survival on Purgatory Island. At the same time, he could also complete his plan to obtain the control of the puppet warriors.
However, he never dreamed that the red and green would land on his and Avril's shoulders respectively.
This was too ridiculous. This princess is unruly and willful. How can I fall in love with her? Gong Hao couldn't help but think.
Besides, if I can leave Purgatory Island alive, then perhaps the thing I want to do the most in my life is to destroy the rule of the Strick family!
But now, the Flaming Bird is blessing our future. What will happen?
No, I'd rather think of it as a curse.
Thinking of this, Gong Hao trembled a little.
Red looked at Gong Hao with a playful gaze, as if telling him that this wasn't a curse, but something that was bound to happen.
Even if you didn't think of it as a blessing, you could see it as a prophecy.
Gong Hao was drenched in sweat. Even if he was beaten to death, he would not dare to say that Red had once rested on his shoulder.
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For three days in a row, Ariel and Gong Hao spent most of their time in the forest. A small portion of their time was spent playing with Red and Green in the cage.
Unknowingly, the originally arrogant princess was influenced by a servant and was gradually changing herself.
These days, she had become less arrogant and even looked more beautiful. She was very beautiful to begin with. When she didn't put on that princess aura, she was indeed a lovable and cute little girl.
Even though the current changes were still subtle and insignificant, far from being comparable to the 12 years of influence, Gong Hao knew that he could influence her and guide her to know that there were still some beautiful things that she had never come into contact with in her life that she could pursue. Let her know that it was far more interesting than the endless pursuit of power and superiority.
He had successfully planted a seed of gentleness in her heart.
Ever since that time, Green had never rested on Princess 'shoulder again, which made Avril feel a little regretful. However, from Gong Hao, she learned that people couldn't be satisfied forever. Sometimes, she had to appreciate the pity and taste the loss.
Especially…if the Flaming Bird's love blessing was repeated, then her future would be truly terrifying.
No matter what, this originally arrogant little princess finally felt a trace of happiness that belonged to a commoner after Gong Hao used all his means to strip her of her arrogant status.
She was free to jump and cheer in the forest, shout and say all kinds of naive words. She did not have to be obstructed by the butler, guards, and tutors. No one would tell her that she could not do this and that.
All the etiquette was abandoned, and all the troubles were thrown away. She could feel nature to her heart's content here, become one with the forest, breathe with the magical beasts, watch the fog rise, and see the tides and seas change. She also had a smart and beautiful little male servant who did not consider himself a servant but a friend. He could teach her a lesson without making her feel disgusted.
She felt extremely happy.
However, every time he came back, he would be covered in mud, causing the retinue to complain and be very dissatisfied with Gong Hao. They thought that this kid was simply leading the princess astray. However, as long as the princess was happy, that was more important than anything else.
However, no matter how happy the time was, it would end one day.
Avril had to go back in the end.
Before leaving, Ariel was a little reluctant to part with Gong Hao.
She suddenly remembered what Gong Hao had said. There was a kind of relationship that would make a man and a woman become friends after meeting and getting to know each other. Then, they liked to spend time with each other and couldn't bear to be separated…If they were separated, they would miss each other.
She didn't know if she would miss Gong Hao after she left, but she was sure that she couldn't bear to leave this golden-haired boy.
"If I could, I really want to take you away.”she said.
Everything on Purgatory Island was under the direct command of Strick VI. His daughter could enjoy her freedom here, but she could never interfere with the island's actions.
Andrew might feel wronged towards the princess, but Heinz was not afraid of her.
Until now, he had no interest in meeting the princess.
"I can't go with you, but you can come again.”Gong Hao smiled.
"Yes, I will come again." The little princess nodded with certainty.
Then she looked at Andrew." Andrew, I'm very satisfied with your recommendation this time. I like Shuiglaire too." Next year, I will definitely come to Purgatory Island again, because I still haven't gotten a magical beast that I want, and Xiu Yi has already promised to help me find one. So I hope that Shuiglaire will be my guide again next year.”
"Thank you for your kindness, Your Highness. But if you want to see Grayer again next year…" Andrew bowed his head respectfully.
He hesitated.
"Is there a problem?" Avril asked unhappily.”
" No, there's no problem," Andrew quickly said." Your Highness, I assure you that this is definitely not a problem."”
"That's good."
Gong Hao secretly clenched his fists.
He no longer had to worry about the crisis in three months.
When they were about to board the ship, the little princess suddenly made a jaw-dropping decision.
She raised the sword of a warrior beside her and patted Gong Hao's shoulder with the scabbard."Shuiglaire, from today onwards, you are me, Avril. Strick's friend. I appoint you as my Guardian Knight. If anyone dared to harm you, it would be the greatest provocation to the dignity of the empire!”
This was perhaps the most absurd appointment that had the least legal effect. Before reaching the age of 16 and holding a coming-of-age ceremony, even as a princess, she did not have the right to appoint a Guardian Knight on her own. However, this did not prevent the princess from deciding in advance who her future guardian would be.
Everyone was stunned. What kind of magic did that kid have to make the princess, who had always been so arrogant that even the sun had to bow to her, appoint a " lowly servant " as her guardian knight in advance?
Even Andrew had to think that no matter how hard the task was in the hands of this kid, it would be a good job for him. This kid was really too talented.
On the contrary, Gong Hao muttered after watching the dragon boat leave,
"I hope that when I see you again, you won't be the same as when I first met you.”
He turned around and left.
Five days later, the Liberty arrived with 18 servants.
Caesar was sent away.
Although he worked hard, he had already worked for a full year.
No one had ever been able to work on Purgatory Island for more than a year.
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