Natasha was not wearing a gorgeous and noble court dress today, but a simple white knight's uniform. Her slender legs were fully exposed. She must have just finished practicing swordsmanship.
She originally had a playful smile and planned to exchange gentlemanly topics with Lucien, but when she felt Lucien's seriousness, she immediately stopped her smile and asked very seriously and seriously: "What's the matter?"
This is completely different from her usual lazy, casual and joking demeanor, like a beast ready to pounce and kill its prey at any time.
Lucien did not answer directly, but looked at Camille and other corners of the piano room.
Natasha is not stupid, on the contrary, she is very smart. She understood Lucien's plan as soon as she saw his performance.
"If Aunt Camille couldn't be trusted, then I would have died long ago, and the rest..."
As he spoke, Camille stood up, her deep blue eyes glowing brightly, and her whole body also glowed with the same dark blue, as if she were a statue made of sea water.
Then Camille's body actually turned into blue sea water, flowing on the floor of the piano room.
There was more and more seawater, and the water level was getting higher and higher, and soon it was submerged from Lucien's ankles to his chest.
Seeing Lucien's confused eyes, Natasha nodded solemnly to reassure him.
The sea water continued to rise, completely submerging the entire piano room, and the blue waves rippled slightly, as if they had reached the bottom of the sea.
But not a drop of the seawater flowed out of the piano room, and Lucien's breathing was normal, and he could enjoy the same air with ease.
However, surrounded by the seawater formed by Camille, Lucien felt that the "moonlight" blood in his body involuntarily lit up a layer of silvery frost-like light on the surface of his skin, while Natasha opposite had no trace of anything.
Variety.
Seeing this, Natasha raised her right eyebrow habitually: "Knight power?"
Then she apologized sincerely: "I'm sorry, Lucien, I didn't know Aunt Camille would deliberately press and examine your body."
"This is Ms. Camille's duty. I understand it very well. Your Highness Princess, you don't need to apologize." Since Lucien was going to tell Natasha some of the things, he was prepared to be inspected. Therefore, on Tuesday, except for
Testing the "Silver Horn" cult's grasp of the situation around the princess is also waiting for the bloodline power to be stimulated. Otherwise, the identity of the magic apprentice who is being checked out now is likely to be that of a magic apprentice. If the bloodline cannot be stimulated, more twists and turns will have to be used.
A more indirect and less effective method.
No matter how much the "kidnappers" emphasize not to "call the police" and show off their power and control, there is no doubt that the best choice is to tell Natasha the matter. Only their power can deal with the top leaders of the cult, otherwise
Based on Lucien's own strength alone, in front of the high-level cult leaders who are likely to have the level of a cardinal, no matter how smart he is, he is doomed to death and failure.
The only problem is to choose the time reasonably so that their actions do not threaten the safety of the hostages and themselves.
Natasha looked at the layer of silver frost light, held her right elbow with her left hand, and touched her smooth and beautiful but slightly hard chin with the thumb and index finger of her right hand, and said doubtfully: "The moonlight bloodline is just weaker than that of a formal knight...
Lucien, can you tell me what happened now?"
Lucien said what he had thought about for a long time: "As you can see, my knight power does not come from myself, but is given by others. Since the night of the concert, I received your invitation from Her Royal Highness the Princess to become
Since becoming your music consultant, I have been involved in a conspiracy against you."
Natasha's mouth curled up slightly: "So they used the power of the pseudo-knights in exchange for your promise?" Similar methods are also used by the Violet family.
"That's not the case. They kidnapped my benefactor and uncle Joel's family, used them to threaten me, and asked me to tell them what I heard around you and your whereabouts. They paid me in advance to stimulate the bloodline power.
Reward." Lucien carefully but very calmly said nine sentences that were true and one that was false.
"I asked the intelligence department..." Natasha moved her mouth, then raised her head slightly and looked at the sparkling light around her: "Aunt Camille, everyone who comes to do things around me should have been investigated."
"Yes, Your Highness Princess. We have obtained information from the Church Inquisition. Although Mr. Evans has been in contact with witches, he has no traces of learning magic. This is the affirmation of the Inquisition. I believe in their professional ability, and the Intelligence Department
I have also secretly investigated Mr. Evans's dating situation, and there is no problem." Camille stopped checking Lucien's body long ago, and the sound seemed to come from all directions, with a rushing sound.
After hearing Camille's words, Lucien realized that his ability to successfully become Natasha's music consultant was not as simple and easy as it seemed on the surface, but this was normal. Natasha was the future Grand Duchess.
Natasha nodded and asked directly: "What about the kidnapped Mr. Joel and his family?"
"According to the report given by the intelligence department, Mr. Joel was invited by Lord Dick from Lombard County. Their evaluation was 'very normal'." There was a rare hint of anger in Camille's voice.
Lucien interjected: "Not only that, I deliberately showed nervousness and uneasiness in front of Your Highness the Princess on Tuesday, so that you could notice it. As a result, they found out about it that night. I think the people around you, Your Highness the Princess
It’s very problematic.”
Natasha's expression was serious, but she quickly shook her head and laughed: "Lucien, it turns out that your nervousness and uneasiness were just fake. I really underestimated your calmness and control of yourself."
Then she walked a few steps in the piano room that was flooded by sea water with her hands behind her back: "Except for Aunt Camille, no more than ten people know about Tuesday's incident, but since it is not an important matter, they will probably treat it as a joke.
Just tell the people around you casually, but if you want to investigate carefully, the intelligence department is no longer trustworthy. Aunt Camille, you go directly to the church and ask the two cardinals Amorton and Gossette for assistance."
Cardinal Sard has lived a semi-reclusive life for a long time, and the affairs of the church in the Principality of Violet are mainly responsible for the two cardinals.
Then Natasha asked about every detail of Lucien's contact with the conspirators in the past few days, and Lucien even asked Phyllis to buy Moonlight Rose, which he planned to use to inspire the blood of John Knight.
Most of the things were told, of course, except for the temptation of the cultists involving magical power, and the fact that they already knew that the other party was the "Silver Horn" organization.
"Lucien, I think there should be a kidnapper who has been with you for a long time." Natasha easily judged this through Lucien's narration, but she didn't know which force he belonged to. "
Aunt Camille, find an opportunity to arrest the kidnapper and torture him."
Lucien said hurriedly: "Your Highness, don't be so anxious. I dare to plan a conspiracy against you. I think the people behind it should be very strong. If you catch the kidnappers who are following me first, it will be easy to alert them. You need
Slowly and secretly investigate, starting from the intelligence department, starting from the people contacted by the kidnappers around me, find the black hands behind them, and then solve them all at once. Only in this way can the conspiracy be completely disintegrated and you can figure out where they are with you.
Everyone lurking in the principality."
If the princess is allowed to act directly and decisively, although the conspiracy can be disrupted, the safety of Joel's family will be a problem. Moreover, if they cannot completely attack the Silver Horn, they will suffer heavy losses and will be difficult to recover in a short time. I will suffer a lot in the future.
Trouble, if you want to do it, then do it!
Natasha frowned: "Arrest people directly, torture them with magic, and kill them before they react. There should be a good chance of success. Lucien, you are too unmanly."
"Your Royal Highness, I think Mr. Evans said a lot. Even the intelligence agencies are involved in this matter. We need to treat it with caution. I believe His Majesty the Grand Duke will agree." Camille's voice came from the depths of the sea.
Natasha curled her lips: "I don't like these roundabout things the most. If they dare to assassinate directly, I think they are men. Okay, everything is up to you, Aunt Camille, this matter
I won’t tell anyone what happened.”
"The kidnappers will give me a kind of magical balls every once in a while. They contain scenes of Uncle Joel's family. If I find clues from them, what should I tell you?" Lucien was a little frightened to see what was going on.
Regarding the direction I wanted to develop, I had misjudged Natasha's character before.
Camille's voice sounded: "I will give you a few drops of my blood. They contain the power of the 'water element'. Unless the other party has a seventh-level strongman following you, you will not be able to discover its specialness. You just need to find it."
If you get the clue, you can temporarily talk to me by blending a drop of blood into the water."
She didn't mention the distance limit because she also judged that the kidnapper was near Alto.
Following her words, three small blue gemstones condensed into the sparkling deep blue water. They looked no different from ordinary sapphires.
After agreeing on the secret word for the conversation, seeing Lucien hiding the three gems, Natasha became lazy again and said with a hint of curiosity: "Lucien, why did you choose to inform me? My uncle's family
Don't you feel tempted by your life, the power of the false knight, and the possible treasure?"
"I am hesitant, but I believe that someone who can do such a thing will never really release Uncle Joel's family. Only by praying for your help, Princess, can they be rescued intact." Lucien said seriously.
Answer, "And my creed in life is to never compromise with the enemy."
Natasha's deep purple eyes lit up slightly: "Never compromise with the enemy? Haha, never give up in the face of difficulties? Lucien, this is really your character. No wonder you can write the symphony of destiny. I admire you very much.
Character, I take back what I just said, you are a real man."
"Thank you for your compliment, Your Highness Princess." Lucien bowed.
Natasha chuckled: "So, man Lucien, you really don't need me to teach you how to pursue girls? I think your personality is the same as mine, so you should be able to attract girls."
"...I don't think this is a time for joking." Lucien could only reply seriously, "Also, Your Highness, please don't tell the church about my bloodline inspiration. After all, it was obtained through this method."
Natasha nodded and said: "Lucien, I can understand your worries. Well, since you are not of the dark bloodline, once you completely destroy the conspiracy, I will tell the church that in order to reward your whistleblower, I gave you the power to inspire the bloodline.
of medicine.”
Then she smiled evilly and spread her hands: "Relax, Lucien, only by relaxing can you face the enemy better."
The sea water receded and condensed into Camille again, and the piano room returned to its original state. Natasha and Lucien sat in front of the piano, discussing music without any abnormalities.
At noon, the letter couldn't wait to ask Lucien about what he saw at Lata's summer palace and his communication with Natasha. This made Lucien feel a little relieved. It seemed that as long as Natasha kept the secret, the cultists would be safe for the time being.
He still couldn't find out what he had betrayed.
At the same time, Lucien used the excuse that John would be back on Saturday morning and asked the cultists to send another "sight ball" on Friday night.
The request was reasonable and the cultists did not refuse.
…………
The next day was Friday. After Lucien finished studying music, he got on the carriage sent by Phyllis directly in front of Victor's house. Together with Rhine, Lott and others, they went to Phyllis's manor, who had not come in the afternoon for leave.
Naturally, under the special instructions of the cultists, Lucien took the magical stationery with him.