Skretil's Ignorance Walker

Lu Ren waved his hand, indicating that the two of them didn't need to be so nervous. After hearing her words, the other party also breathed a sigh of relief.

"Thank you for your generosity. We will not disturb you any more. Goodbye!"

Seeing that Lu Ren didn't bother with them, the girl who came later planned to pull another person away. But at this moment, Xiaoyi seemed a little sleepy, so he yawned.

But the yawn of a griffin is different from that of a human. After hearing some inexplicable sound made by Xiaoyi, the two who were about to leave were scared.

"Ah! We are ordinary village girls. Please be merciful and let us go..."

They thought that Lu Ren was going to release Xiao Yi to eat them, and they were so scared that they immediately knelt on the ground and continued to beg Lu Ren for mercy.

"No, no, no, don't get me wrong, I don't have that idea..."

Looking at the blonde girl who came later, Lu Ren felt helpless. Why was this girl so timid? Did she have some psychological trauma?

"Okay, get up now. If someone sees you, they'll think I'm bullying you."

In desperation, Lu Ren had to help them up himself. After they stood up, the two girls saw Lu Ren's face carefully for the first time, and the blonde girl even uttered a sound of surprise.

"You...you are Lord Lu Ren!"

"what?"

After hearing this, Lu Ren was speechless. How come there were people who knew him everywhere along the way? Could she be someone he had met before? Or was she a maid who had worked in Lu Ren's manor?

With a hint of surprise, Lu Ren activated his magic perception, wanting to see if he had any impression of the girl's aura.

However, after sensing the other party's aura, Lu Ren was even more surprised. She had seen this aura before and had an impression of it. In her memory, the owner of this aura seemed to be of high status.

"You are...Princess Alida?"

Lu Ren said hesitantly that he first met Princess Alida at a palace dinner. At that time, the princess was still a child, but now she has grown into a graceful young lady. Although she was wearing rough linen clothes for some reason and looked like a country girl, Lu Ren thought he would not make a mistake.

"You are indeed Lord Lu Ren!"

Hearing Lu Ren say her name, Alida became more certain of her guess, mainly because Lu Ren's appearance had not changed at all over the past few years. Except for the cat ear hairpin on his head and different clothes, everything else was almost exactly the same as when she left Frannia.

"Your Highness, why are you here? Did you flee from the war?"

"Um……"

After seeing the familiar face, Alida's eyes were moistened. As a princess who had never had to deal with housework, she lived a carefree life every day. But the war changed everything. After the fall of Xidao City, Alida barely escaped from Xidao City under the protection of a group of personal guards, but she has been wandering since then.

As a princess, Alida had no ability to take care of herself, let alone work, so after she spent all her money, she basically had to fight with beggars for food. She was often bullied on weekdays, after all, in the enemy-occupied area, her identity as a princess was too dangerous.

Fortunately, Alida met a girl named Riley, who took Alida in, and now the two of them live together. As time went by, Alida finally gained some self-care ability, and she and Riley lived in a nearby small village, leading a hard but stable life.

"Woooo..."

After saying this, Alida started crying out of grievance. She had suffered so much during this period of time.

"Really? You've worked so hard, but everything is fine now. I heard that Xidao City has been recaptured and the war is about to end. You can come back with us, and then you won't have to suffer so much."

After hearing what happened to Alida, Lu Ren felt a little pity for the little princess, so he suggested that Alida go back with him, but what Lu Ren didn't expect was that Alida shook her head.

"Thank you for your kindness, Lord Lu Ren. But no, I am living well here now. Although I am not rich, I can still make a living."

Seeing that Alida did not intend to go back to Xidao City with him to enjoy the life of a princess, but chose to stay here as a village girl, Lu Ren was very surprised. She didn't understand why the spoiled little princess had such a big change. Could it be that the life during this period made her change? But even so, a normal person would not choose a rich life, but run to live a hard life, right?

"What are you talking about? I believe your brothers are also very worried about you. Please come back with me."

Facing Lu Ren's persuasion, Alida still shook her head. She held Riley's hand beside her and said sadly:

“I actually want to go back, but I can’t do this…”

"why?"

Lu Ren was very curious about the reason that made Alida willing to give up her wealthy life.

"Perhaps you don't know that my eldest brother, the king to whom my father passed the throne, was released by the Albigensians after my second brother Charles ascended the throne, but he died on the way..."

Hearing this, Lu Ren roughly understood what Elida meant. As a king who was personally passed down by the previous king, his existence would undoubtedly have an impact on Charles' rule, which was why Albi let him go back. And he died on the way, and it was obvious that it must have been Charles who did it.

As the daughter of the previous king, Elida also has certain inheritance rights. Although Frannia is generally succeeded by men, it does not mean that women have no inheritance rights. The Duke of Honor is a woman.

Therefore, if the missing Princess Alida suddenly stood up, it would definitely lead to a political struggle, and she might even be killed. That's why Alida didn't dare to return to Xidao City and was willing to stay here as a village girl to spend the rest of her life.

"Is that so... I understand. Then let's say goodbye here, Your Highness Elly..."

After thinking it through, Lu Ren no longer asked Alida to go back with him, and before leaving, Lu Ren gave Alida a few silver coins, hoping to make their lives a little better.

"I'm sorry, I don't have much money recently, so I can only give you this little."

"Of course not. I will definitely keep in mind Lord Lu Ren's help and will never forget it!"

Seeing that Lu Ren gave her some money, Ailida didn't refuse. After all, she was also short of money.

"By the way, Lord Lu Ren, if possible, you should consider Elida de Podealsis dead. My name is Ashe now."

"Yeah, I remember."

After that, Lu Ren said goodbye to Ai Xi and continued on his way. Looking at Ai Xi and the others going farther and farther away, Lu Ren could not help but sigh that the princess who was so domineering in the past has now become so humble and cautious under the pressure of survival. If Lu Ren had not seen it with his own eyes, he would not have believed it, but the war... did change the fate of many people.