Western Fantasy: The Princess Wants to Save the World

Cecilia had some twists and turns in meeting the city lord.

After entering the mansion, the guard did not take Cecilia directly to see the city lord, but just asked Cecilia to wait in the main hall.

This wait took a full two hours.

There were no servants in the main hall.

Except for the beginning when someone poured Cecilia a glass of water and served her a little dessert, Cecilia never saw any servants from the City Lord's Mansion again.

It’s a problem to find someone to ask when I can meet the city lord.

Out of upbringing and respect, Cecilia did not leave the main hall.

It was almost evening when the city lord finally arrived. When he saw Cecilia, he was quite polite, "I heard that you claim to be the real princess? You want to talk to me, right?"

Cecilia did not stand up. She looked at the city lord walking towards her and said, "I heard that you and another princess planned to destroy the city?"

A trace of panic flashed across the city lord's eyes, and then he calmed down and said, "It was not a plot. This was an order from Duke Bulwell, and Her Royal Highness the Princess approved it. I was just following the rules."

Cecilia slammed the document Gallup gave her before she left on the table and said, "She is the princess, so who am I!"

The city lord picked up the document that Cecilia had slammed on the table.

After all, he was an official of the kingdom, so he could still recognize the seal from Gallup.

What he had in his hands were genuine documents.

The city lord's hands began to tremble. Cecilia then took a picture of the investigation report from Duke Bulwell and said, "You said it was Duke Bulwell's idea? But I heard that the Duke didn't care much about the matter of the Buddha Gold Mine Road. He didn't even pay much attention to this place."

The city lord hurriedly put down the document from Gallup, picked up the report that Cecilia had just handed out, and his face turned pale.

Cecilia never pushed the city lord into a dead end from beginning to end. She knew very well that a rabbit will bite when it is cornered.

From the very beginning, Cecilia had been looking for a way out for the city lord, and this was why she did not challenge Freya as soon as she arrived in Aslade City.

Before the situation becomes completely clear, blindly challenging Freya will only force the city lord to take sides.

It’s different now. Just a small freezing spell. Even if the freezing spell is lifted, Freya’s left arm is completely necrotic.

The necrotic arm magic can naturally be restored by magic.

But it takes time.

This time is enough for Cecilia to convince the city lord that everything can still be turned around.

Fearing that the city lord would not waver, Cecilia summarized everything she had investigated in Aslade City in recent days and told the city lord one by one.

The city lord was aware of the implicit threat. He was simply telling him - I know everything you did in Aslade City. Not only I know it, but the leader of the Royal Knights who has returned to Petra also knows it. Don't even think about doing anything else.

"Let me confirm with you again. Are you sure that the person who gave you the order to destroy the city was Duke Bulwell?"

The city lord's mind was in a mess.

His mind was racing wildly over the events of the past few days.

After hearing what Cecilia said, he quickly shook his head and said, "No, I saw the news of the destruction of the city on a so-called secret order. Judging from the handwriting and the paper material, it is indeed the one commonly used by Duke Bulwell. That's why I..."

Cecilia raised her eyes, her eyes full of scrutiny, "As the lord of a city, you blindly carried out the secret order without confirming its authenticity. I don't know whether to call you loyal or stupid."

Ever since the city lord confirmed that Cecilia was the real princess, he always felt that his life was in danger.

But he was unwilling to give up, as he knew very well that he had not caused any substantial damage to the city of Aslade, and the real operation to destroy the city was still in the deployment stage.

Although all this did not escape the real Princess, it was precisely because the Princess knew very well what he had done that, according to the law, his actions up to this point would only result in imprisonment, and his wife and unborn child would not be affected.

But if he insists that the other "Princess" is the real one, he will be sending his entire family to their deaths.

His wife was about to give birth, but he didn't know whether he would have a son or a daughter. His child didn't have time to see the beauty of this world.

How could he make up his mind to embark on that path of no return?

The city lord admitted that he had indeed done some things that resulted in murder and robbery during his time as city lord, but those problems were ultimately just considered corruption.

But destroying the city, mistaking the royal family, executing false orders, destroying the city, destroying the relationship between the two races... Taken together, these can almost be said to be a capital crime.

It was not only a death sentence for him, but also a death sentence for his entire family.

Cecilia watched the city lord's expression change several times in just a few minutes, and it seemed that he had thought of the key point.

"I fought with that fake princess. She had strong traces of black magic. If you were brainwashed and hypnotized, it's not completely incomprehensible."

This is a step, and it is also the only way Cecilia can think of to give the city lord a way out.

By the time the situation outside the city was handed over to her, it had been delayed for two days. During those two days, no one knew what had happened outside.

Cecilia could not force the city lord into death no matter what.

As long as they can still talk, everyone inside and outside the city can survive.

The city lord can be the city lord, but he may not have much ability, but he can still hear the voice-overs.

"I was wondering why I was always easily convinced every time I talked to that fake princess. Was it actually black magic?"

Cecilia knew the other party's choice by looking at his attitude.

Fortunately, the city lord did not really go down the road of no return.

The city lord has too many choices.

He could have said that he was the one who pretended to be the princess and had detained the knights in the inn during the two hours when they had ignored him.

As long as he and these people were under control, he could destroy the city if he wanted to, and it would only take a thought to destroy the giant settlement outside.

Although Cecilia would not be actually controlled, the situation became much more difficult.

If this situation really happens, Cecilia will have no choice but to wait for Valken to bring Petra's troops to rescue her.

Fortunately, he finally chose to turn back from his wrong path.

The two of them reached a tacit consensus on whether the city lord was really hypnotized and brainwashed. "Petra will reduce your sentence based on the actual situation. You don't need to worry about that."

The city lord knew very well that he could escape the death penalty, but he could not escape the living punishment.

"If I try to make meritorious contributions in my future performance, can I get my sentence reduced a little more?"

There seemed to be no such precedent in the history of the Kingdom of Anatolia, but Cecilia still said, "I will help you get it."