Trafford’s Trading Club

The Pharaoh of the kingdom was also generous. After the Princess mentioned the topic, he waved his hand grandly. Not only the sons of the ministers but even the young guards in the Royal Palace could freely move in the areas outside of a few palaces to find something that could make the Princess smile.

The Princess’s original words were: Want to earn me and my wealth? If you do, you can have it all. Go seek! The thing that can make me smile is hidden within this Royal Palace!

Roar! Search! Charge!

Thus, a lively scene unfolded in the Royal Palace, the likes of which hadn’t been seen for decades.

The Pharaoh of the kingdom seemed happier than he had been in years, watching these young men wreak havoc in his Royal Palace, drinking merrily with the ministers, and seeing the young heroes continuously bring various items up to the Princess’s attic and then walk away dejectedly.

“Oh, that seems to be the General’s son. Did he not succeed either? I actually quite like his bravery.”

From time to time, the Pharaoh would make remarks… As for the fathers whose sons were being commented on, whether they felt secretly pleased or not, was unknown.

The farce continued… It was already midnight.

At this moment, a guard hurried over and announced to the Pharaoh and the ministers, “The High Priest has returned! He’ll be here soon!”

“The High Priest?” The Pharaoh was momentarily taken aback, then stood up and laughed heartily, “This truly is a good day!”

Unlike the Pharaoh’s current joy, the ministers felt a silent dread—for they knew about Princess Yamanlana’s other identity… the Holy Maiden of the Temple.

Although the Temple didn’t prohibit the Holy Maiden from marrying… the appearance of the High Priest seemed to imply something.

After all, the previous Empress, who was also Princess Yamanlana’s Holy Mother, had also been the former Holy Maiden of the Temple…

“Where is the High Priest now?” the Pharaoh directly asked.

The guard quickly replied, “The High Priest said he didn’t want to disturb everyone. He only asked me to inform you and said he’ll walk around on his own for a bit and will be back soon.”

“Oh?” The Pharaoh frowned slightly, then nodded, “In that case, let’s continue the banquet… you may leave now.”

The Pharaoh waved the notifying guard off and raised his wine glass again… but his smile wasn’t as enthusiastic as it had been initially.

…

“Dear Princess Yamanlana, this is a Sacred Ibis I specially brought for you from a corner of the Royal Palace. Look at its adorable appearance; it really makes one smile from the heart!”

Through a curtain, Claudia had her back towards the young man who had brought the Sacred Ibis while listening to his sweet talk, but she was looking at the lights of Sun City outside the window… The celebration wasn’t just within the Royal Palace; the whole city was celebrating. She could vaguely hear sounds coming from outside the Royal Palace.

She actually felt that it might be better outside the Royal Palace… probably because she wasn’t really a princess.

At first, the flattery of these young talents made her feel a kind of unprecedented elation… But as the night wore on, these voices became a nuisance, even making her feel a slight repulsion.

The young man behind the curtain was still speaking incessantly, but Claudia, feeling vexed, turned around and waved her hand, coldly saying, “Alright, you’ve succeeded in not making me smile… Next.”

“Princess! Princess! My love for you…”

The voice gradually faded as the young man was lifted by two strong guards with vibrating chest muscles, one on each side, and escorted out of the attic.

Then, the next one would arrive.

Claudia rubbed her forehead, feeling an overwhelming headache, while pondering how to leave this attic… She glanced at the window and saw that the distance to the ground wasn’t very far; if she climbed down from here…

“Perhaps it’s possible!” Claudia gritted her teeth, recalling how she often climbed down the drainpipes at home when she was younger, and made up her mind.

“You, come here!”

Claudia called in one of the maids from outside the curtain… The maid, fearful and trembling, entered and heard the Princess’s command.

“Sit here!” Claudia said expressionlessly to the maid, “Let each person who comes in speak three sentences and then wave them out!”

“Ah?” The maid was shocked.

Claudia, imitating her previous demeanor, said, “That’s an order! If you don’t obey, I’ll have you executed!”

“Please no! I will! I will…” The maid, almost in tears, lowered her head and said.

Claudia chuckled, quickly exchanged clothes with the maid, and then walked to the window, lifted her skirt, and climbed out.

At this time, the next young man arrived… The maid, in a panic, could only hastily follow the Princess’s previous example, turning her back to the visitor and nervously counting how many phrases the person had said.

“Say three phrases, say three phrases… three phrases… huh, which phrase is this?”

…

“Screw you, Princess! I’m done playing!”

Climbing down slowly along the palace’s outer walls, Claudia muttered curses along the way… She wanted to leave this place, as far away as possible!

Men are unreliable; in a pinch, you have to come up with your own solutions… All these new classmates, Mr. Otto, they can all go to hell!

Finally climbing down, Claudia sighed in relief, glancing up to realize that after all these years, her wall-climbing skills hadn’t diminished… She stretched her neck and promptly turned to leave.

At that moment.

“As a princess, don’t you find this behavior damaging to the princess’s image, Yamanlana?”

A voice came from behind… a man’s voice.

Claudia was startled, and in her shock, she quickly turned around, peering into the shadows with wide eyes—this voice left her with a surreal feeling!

Her lips moved as if she wanted to say something.

From the shadows, a figure slowly walked out, wearing clothes not of a guard or the usual royal ministers, nor from the city’s aristocrats… all white robes, looking quite solemn.

Yet Claudia’s eyes suddenly grew misty… Without a word, she rushed over and tightly embraced the person.

Professor Xie Jiatu… she actually saw her father, still missing, Professor Xie Jiatu, in this place!

“Father—!” She shouted out with a sob filled with grievance… gazing blankly at the man in the white robe in front of her, “Father…?”

But soon, Claudia sensed something amiss—Professor Xie Jiatu before her was not only lacking the excitement she had expected but was unusually calm… A very unfamiliar feeling made Claudia subconsciously let go of her hands and even take a small step back.

The man in the white robe furrowed his brow slightly, as if in deep thought, before he slowly said, “Yamanlana, I heard about the Pharaoh wanting to find a husband for you… I know you’ve suffered grievances, but you can’t call me your father because of that. I am only your teacher, Yamanlana.”

“Old… teacher?” Claudia opened her mouth, suddenly realizing something.

There is a Princess Yamanlana who looks exactly like her, with a Yiben… so there is also a teacher of Yamanlana who looks exactly like her father, Professor Xie Jiatu?

“Forgotten? I am the High Priest of the Temple, your teacher.” The man in the white robe shook his head at this moment, “Poor Yamanlana, it seems what the Pharaoh has done this time has truly broken your heart.”

“I… I…” Claudia suddenly found herself not knowing how to face this High Priest who was just like Professor Xie Jiatu, “I… I am not… I don’t…”

The High Priest revealed a loving smile at this moment, “Don’t worry, I have returned, and I will handle these difficult issues for you and end this charade.”

Claudia fell silent at this moment, realizing her unexpected strength… She took a deep breath, forcing herself to return to a calm demeanor, nodded, and said, “This truly is a charade. I have no time to accompany them in this madness. If the High Priest can resolve this for me, that would be best.”

“I will resolve it for you, my little princess. All your difficulties, I will solve for you… come with me.” The High Priest smiled slightly at this moment, “I will take you to see your father.”

Claudia opened her mouth, finally only able to nod, feeling as though she had just escaped one predicament, only to fall into another quagmire immediately… she forced a bitter smile, unable to understand why she encountered such bizarre events.

Just a few days ago, she was merely an ordinary university student…

…

Two figures rushed into the banquet hall… the guards at the entrance froze for a moment upon seeing the visitors, then quickly stepped aside.

Her Royal Highness Princess Yamanlana… and wearing the armor of her expedition attire!

The princess, clad in armor, shone so brightly that it was intimidating to even look directly at her. The guards retreated even further, some instinctively kneeling… No one noticed that a young guard was actually following behind Princess Yamanlana.

“Princess Yamanlana? It really is Her Royal Highness Princess Yamanlana!”

As she walked into the venue, Princess Yamanlana immediately drew everyone’s attention, like a luminous pearl… especially from those young talents musing how to pass the ‘Princess’ test.

Though they were curious why Her Royal Highness appeared here instead of staying in the attic… and why she suddenly wore her expedition armor.

But.

“Your Highness! Look, I brought ice for you from the Royal Palace Icehouse! I sculpted it in your likeness… It’s about to melt, this damned weather!”

“Your Highness, don’t look at his ice sculpture! He didn’t carve it himself! Look at mine! It’s a painting, do you see? I used paint scraped from the Royal Palace walls… Ouch, don’t step on me!”

Facing the eager young men, the chill on Princess Yamanlana’s face grew thicker—like a volcano about to erupt.

“Your Highness, you must look at my this…”

Finally, the volcano erupted!

Princess Yamanlana’s face turned ashen as she suddenly pulled out a sidearm sword from the waist of a guard beside her, raising it high… and then slicing down fiercely!

As the sword split the ice sculpture, it also struck the ground, almost slicing into the young nobleman who brought the ice. The young nobleman was so frightened his face was bloodless and collapsed on the ground… the sword missed the crucial part by just a finger’s length, almost ending his happiness forever!

Everyone felt a chill down their back, a shiver running instinctively from the spine to the top of their head.

“Get out—!” Princess Yamanlana shouted angrily.

All retreated; after this, Princess Yamanlana snorted coldly and, holding the sword, headed towards where the Pharaoh of the Kingdom and other ministers were drinking.

With sword in hand, she walked up the steps one step at a time, reaching the Pharaoh’s throne, where the ministers around the kingdom’s Pharaoh were immediately shaking with fear.

Three years ago, a minister opposed the Princess’s expedition, and the next day that minister mysteriously disappeared. The ministers speculated that Her Royal Highness secretly killed him… This Princess indeed dared to kill those who opposed her at the slightest disagreement!

Finally, stepping onto the throne, Princess Yamanlana expertly slashed the sidearm sword against the Pharaoh’s throne’s arm.

The sword blade embedded into the throne, still vibrating, buzzing… the Pharaoh of the kingdom instantly swallowed, watching this wavering blade before cold sweat beaded, “Yamanlana, my child! T-Tell me, who angered you! I will have him e-executed immediately!”

“Would you execute yourself?” Princess Yamanlana said unexpectedly.

The Pharaoh of the kingdom opened his mouth, his expression slightly changing, then turning ashen, under the public gaze… under the public gaze!

“Yamanlana! You’ve gone too far! I am the Pharaoh of the kingdom!” The Pharaoh, furious, stood up, glaring at the Princess in front.

Princess Yamanlana was not afraid, meeting his gaze like two dominant lions of the grassland, neither yielding.

Finally, the Pharaoh of the kingdom slowly sighed, lowering his voice in apparent headache, “Whatever it is, wait until we are back in the palace to discuss… The ministers are watching, and the people are watching… Yamanlana, consider it my plea.”

Her Royal Highness merely silently removed the earring from her right ear, tossing it before this Pharaoh.

This act seemed more infuriating to the Pharaoh than cutting the throne with a sword; he no longer held back, “Yamanlana! How dare you… This is your mother’s…”

“There’s another one, in his hand!” Her Royal Highness said coldly, “This is my answer… Pharaoh of the kingdom! I will choose my own husband!”

The Pharaoh opened his mouth at once, instinctively looking behind the Princess, then frowning, “Yamanlana, there’s a limit to your fooling around… there’s no one behind you!”

“??” Princess instinctively turned around.

But she saw nothing behind her, unable to see that young guard. Even scanning from the steps down, with all eyes watching below, she still couldn’t find the trace of the young guard.

“Too much…”

Princess couldn’t help but be at a loss for words in anger…

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