quicksilver blood

Chapter 223 Proof That You Are Not One Person
Natalia lay on the bed and stared at the ceiling in a daze.The lunch and dinner for two from the hotel were placed on the table, but they hadn't been touched at all, and it was completely cold now.

Not because the food delivered by the hotel was bad.Natalia is really not in the mood to eat now.

It has been more than eight hours since Herlan left, but there is no sign of her coming back.

Will she come back?

Did something happen to Herlan...or did she just want to escape from her, and she had no plan to come back at all?
Even... She has already spent the night with that guy An Ruosi somewhere else?
An unknown fire burned in Natalia's heart.

Not with Natasha, who respects her father very much, and Katerina, who has been fanatical about power since she was a child.Among the three sisters, she is the one who dislikes obeying her father's orders the least - she hates her stern, reticent but authoritarian father very much.

Not to mention, she even hated the "male" group.

Rude, rigid, and violent—Natalia has nothing against Suze's men.

Because of this, An Ruosi attracted Natalia's attention after he escaped from marriage and came to the White Tower.

Under the deliberate control of the druids, the males of Caral have a very high status.But An Ruosi is different from some Karal men Natalia often sees who have no respect for women at all.

It's more about being soft than being cowardly or introverted.

An Ruosi's temperament is very soft, as if he doesn't care about anything.Nothing aroused his anger, and he never lost his temper in front of Natalia.

Natalia deliberately made things difficult for An Ruosi many times, but An Ruosi always resolved it invisible.

She could tell that An Ruosi was not pretending.He really didn't care about these things.

—Perhaps there is nothing wrong with marrying An Ruosi.Such thoughts suddenly appeared in Natalia's mind.

So she didn't even notify her family, and got engaged to An Ruosi in private.

But after An Ruosi came back this time, he disappointed Natalia a lot.

Not that he had any of the bad habits of the Kalal men - but because Natalia saw a hint of her father in him.

Sharp and sensible.The previous soft and easy-going personality seems to have been wiped out as he advanced.

Knowing this earlier, Natalia would rather he not enter the advanced stage, and stay in the official stage for the rest of his life.

Natalia is also very clear now that her father did nothing wrong.Whether he forced the three sisters to learn military concepts, practice Su Zejun's sword skills, or get them engaged, he had his own considerations.The father is doing it for his own good - in the past few years of study, Natalia has gradually understood this.

But it's one thing to apologize to your father, but quite another to allow yourself to apologize to him.

She never recognized the fact that she "lost".

If Natalia were a man, she would undoubtedly become a hero, a heroic knight, and possibly a lonely swordsman.

She is proud and sharp.And although her father has lost his edge, he is tougher and sharper than her.

Natalia is very clear - she can have a lord, but she cannot have an equal and equally proud friend.

Swords and swords put together can only hurt each other.

She is as sharp as her, and will be hurt just by approaching her—or, like Hellan or other female friends around her, become a sheath that can contain her; or, completely subdue her, and become a swordsman who can control the sword .

It's a pity that the current An Ruosi is just a half-baked guy.He is nothing.

"Obviously there is no blade, but he insists on cutting people..."

She sighed deeply, feeling exhausted.

Getting angry is something that takes energy.What's more, she hasn't eaten all day.

Forget it, let's go to the hot food first.

Natalia felt dizzy as soon as she sat up on the bed.

At this moment, there was a knock on the door suddenly.

—It's Herlan!
Natalia regained her spirits, and immediately rolled out of bed to open the door. The anguish that reverberated in her heart before was extinguished by joy along with the anxiety.

But when she just opened the door a crack, a tall man came into view.

Black hair, dark eyes——

Pure blood royalty?Why have I never seen it before?
Natalia couldn't help frowning.

It stands to reason that she should have seen all of Su Ze's pure-blood royal families.

...or, other humans with winter elf blood?
"Miss Natalia, right?"

"who are you?"

Natalia kept the door open only a crack, and asked politely with her hand on the doorknob.

"Before she fainted, Helan was very persistent and said that she wanted to come back... I just listened to her and sent him back."

The man replied equally politely.

Natalia looked down and her head exploded with a buzz.

The one held in that man's arms was the pale-faced Helllan!
"...You come in first!"

Natalia opened the door without the slightest hesitation.The man carefully hugged Hellan, who seemed to have passed out, across the door, and gently placed her on the bed under Natalia's guidance.

Natalia quickly cast a few witchcraft.After being fed back by the witchcraft with the information that Heerlan only fainted due to exhaustion and hunger, he felt a little relieved.

——However, she did not see the flash of light in the man's eyes when she performed the enchantment witchcraft.

"Why did she faint suddenly..." Natalia muttered, frowning.

"Hellan she fainted in the street."

The tall man also had a serious look on his face: "When I finally found her, she was about to faint."

"Anemia. She has been like this for a long time, and I don't know who she is waiting for while standing on the street..."

An Ruosi.

The name flashed through Natalia's mind.

Not only did An Ruosi stand there obediently waiting for them to go back instead of listening to her, but he ran away by himself; not only did he run away without making a sound, but he did not leave any news, leaving the frail and sickly Hellan to stand in front of him. The street has been waiting for him for more than eight hours...

Just thinking about this made her no longer fond of An Ruosi.

After calming down a bit, Natalia turned around and asked a tall and strange man more politely, "Are you...?"

"Hi, Miss Natalia. My name is Orlando."

The tall man with the golden glasses had a flawless sunny smile.

It was different from Robert's fake and shoddy smile, a smile that could make people feel warm.

Natalia's heart moved.

Orlando...Why is this name so familiar...

"Maybe you know me. I'm the Orlando who destroyed Fortune City."

Orlando scratched his head in embarrassment.

Natalia couldn't help but widen her eyes.

it's him...

Ever since the story of him purifying the City of Wealth and leading a group of people out of it into the embrace of the gods, his name has long been synonymous with heroes in the White Tower and the Titan Empire. The opera, compiled into several versions, toured all over the country.

Everyone knows that there is no good person in the city of wealth, and it is better for them all to die.

... That's the way it is said, but no matter which country sent troops to attack, they all failed for various reasons. No one can completely destroy this place that is dirtier than hell.

As the daughter of a general, Natalia knew a little more than ordinary people, so she admired Orlando's courage even more.

Wait... City of Fortune?
"How did you know Hellan?"

Natalia asked urgently.

Instead, she saw Orlando sigh.

"Although it may not be good for Helan... But Miss Natalia, since you are Helan's friend, I think you need to know about this."

Hearing her question, Orlando's expression became pitiful: "When I was a child, when I went to the City of Fortune for the first time, I met Hellan at the Green Fruit Lock. She was still a nightingale at that time... With her pure nature, she really suffered a lot."

"I later decided to destroy the City of Fortune, a big reason is because of Herlan."

Orlando's dark eyes were as gentle as water.He stared at Natalia calmly, but Natalia knew that the person he was looking at now was not actually him.

Probably Hellland when I was a child.

Orlando sighed: "Herlan had a hard time when she was a child. Although I may be a bit overstepping when I say this...but I hope you don't mention nightingales and poison roses in front of her."

...it's too late.

Natalia's mouth was full of bitterness.

If she had known this earlier, she shouldn't have revealed Hellan's identity to her face.

——How much harm did my actions cause to this poor girl?Thinking about it now, I'm afraid Helllan had his own reasons for running out suddenly before.

For some reason, Natalia was suddenly glad that Helllan didn't
Although Helllan has returned, Natalia's mood is even more chaotic now.

She tried her best and showed a forced smile at Orlando: "I don't know what's the matter with you coming to the White Tower? In fact, here in the White Tower... quite a few people have some bad thoughts about you."

"I know."

To her surprise, Orlando pursed the corners of his lips calmly: "I blew up the city of wealth and offended many people."

"But I think... something has to be done. And only I can do it."

"...what is it?"

"Fundraising."

Orlando said in a deep voice: "The specific details are not convenient to disclose, but please believe me, I am all raising money for a just cause...and I will not let it become a donation. After each stage of the plan is over, I will All the benefits obtained will be distributed to everyone in proportion to the fundraising-I promise in my name that I will not embezzle a single bit."

"——Miss Natalia, I hope to get your help."

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