The Princess And The Lord

Chapter 1253  Exploring the Labyrinth

Meanwhile, Lory has returned to the guest house once she opens the door Garrof already expecting her while Lloyd is on the phone seemingly talking with someone. Garrof waved his hand at Lory and beckoned her to come. Lory enters the dining room which also becomes an office room where laptops, tablets, and papers are scattered on the dining table. Lory pulled the chair and then took a seat while Garrof opened up a soda can for Lory later on Lloyd hung up the phone.

"How is it?" Garrof asked while opening up a beer can before handing it to Lloyd.

"It's done!" Lloyd throws his cell phone to the table and then grabs the beer can from Garrof.

Lory takes a sip before looking at them with a questioning look "What is done?"

"We got from a famous magazine to escort a group of celebrities to Gilstead not far from Brindwell," said Lloyd, sipping his drink and sitting across from Lory.

Lory was perplexed "Why do a bunch of celebrities need a hunter to escort them?"

"Well, they were worried after the attack at the festival in the Everglade moreover this is the request of of one of the famous singers in that group...whose that guy's name again?" Lloyd flicks his fingers continuously as he tries to remember.

Garrof shrugged, "I don't know...Sean something?"

"Ah yeah, Sean Lockwood!" Lloyd snapped his fingers.

"Oh," Lory mumbled indifferently, she had no interest in celebrities whatsoever not when she was young and definitely not now.

Garrof also had little interest in celebrity whatsoever other than for eye candy "There will be four men and three girls in the group, mostly singers and actresses so expect them to be annoying" Garrof sarcastically said.

Lory rarely interacts with celebrities because Fred and Fargo always keep her and Lucas away from people from that circle, maybe because everyone knows how muddy and chaotic the life of people in that circle is, so Fred and Fargo don't want Lory and Lucas to waste their time with people as such especially when there are many more important things out there require their attention.

Fortunately, Lory didn't care about celebrities after all she found herself unable to get along with people from that circle cause of different interests and lifestyles thus she had no problem keeping her distance from them.

"Don't worry, we're not the only hunters they employ, I heard there are also other groups of hunters hired to guard them" said Lloyd.

"Why do so many hunters need to be hired?" Lory didn't understand why they wasted human resources on something this small.

Lloyd pursed his lips, "Who knows, according to them it is because they are going in a big group, imagine, just one artist would bring at least one assistant, then the manager, then the make-up team, the stylish team not to mention they will also bring their private bodyguard, chef and so on so I can estimate that they might bring at least eight to ten people, so you can imagine how many people would be in this group and don't forget the magazine's staff like the reporter, cameraman, his assistant, and then—"

"Okay enough!" Lory's face turned ashen, she didn't know people would bring so many people in one trip, "I should just go to the Labrinth..." Lory murmured.

"You don't take that many people with you when you travel, princess?" Garrof was curious about the Harland Royal Family's preparations when attending important events in another country.

Lory shook her head "No, everything was prepared in the destination place beforehand so on the plane it was usually just me, my brother and the Archknight" Lory couldn't imagine that they would need to bring such a large group every time they attended events in various countries, how chaotic each trip would be, if that happened she already could imagine Lucas would probably bailed out in every occasion.

"By the way we need to take a trip now cause we all will be departing from Frodllent airport in Vilimond city, it will take four hours to get there from here," Garrof said.

"When the plan departed?" Lory asked.

"Tomorrow" Garrof replied.

"Tomorrow!" Lory was aghast then rubbed her forehead "That means we need to pack now" Lloyd understands Lory might feel worried about Zhao Li Xin who just entered the Labyrinth

"I'm sorry your Highness perhaps you want to leave this matter to us, it's okay if you want to stay here for a few days, maybe we will find another way to get you in Luxemborough or you just wait for our news" Lloyd thoughtfully said.

Lory waved her hands "No....it's fine, my husband will be alright, he has been through worse" She forced a smile not knowing if those words meant to reassure them or hers.

Garrof and Lloyd exchanged glances and didn't know what to say, the truth is they don't know if it's possible to find another chance to enter Luxemborough therefore they must grab this chance, and Lory knows that as well.

"Let's pack up!" Lory rose from her chair abruptly she then went to the second floor.

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Zhao Li Xin sat casually on a rock which turned out to be a giant Orc carcass meanwhile, around him, various Orc and Goblin carcasses were scattered everywhere, many of them had their limbs and heads cut off while some of them burned to a crisp it still emits faint smoke causing the smell of burnt meat and pungent blood filled the air.

However, Zhao Li Xin seemed unbothered by the smell around him as he was busy using his cell phone trying to call Lory. His face scrunched up like an old rag when he realized there was no signal down here, he raised his hand to the air to get a better signal but to no avail, he still got no signal!

After several tries he gave up, Zhao Li Xin jumped down from the orc carcass after that his gaze swept the area around him. Even though there was no light inside the labyrinth his heightened sight could see things around him using his high cultivation moreover he got keen hearing and smelling above normal people therefore fighting in darkness didn't trouble him as much.

He raised his head towards the dark ceiling of the cave even with his enhanced vision, he couldn't determine how far the ceiling of this place was but judging from the height of the gray stone walls around him. Zhao Li Xin could only imagine how big this place must be.

From the information he got, labyrinths have various types, but the origin of this place is unclear, in Zhao Li Xin's opinion at least for the labyrinth he is currently in, he guessed this place might be a ruined of some kind of large building like a palace or something...

Zhao Li Xin leaned against the wall then suddenly her fingers felt a strange shape on the wall that didn't look like a crack in the wall, he carefully rubbed his hand against the wall to feel it after a few minutes she was sure it was there. there was indeed something on the wall.

He took out his cell phone then turned on the phone's flashlight to illuminate the wall a moment later a string of strange symbols and runes were written on the wall, because it was not written in the common language Zhao Li Xin thought he would show it to Lory later since it could be important, Zhao Li Xin then took few pictures on the wall after he checked the final results and satisfied he put his cellphone back in his jacket.

After he is done Zhao Li Xin continues his journey, his eyes stare at the pitch darkness around him as the eerie silence engulfs him like a thick blanket. For ordinary people, this feeling is like being swallowed into a bottomless abyss without knowing when or how it will end it is unsettling even daunting, therefore it's not surprising that many people go crazy in a place like this if they stay too long, strangely enough, Zhao Li Xin feels oddly comfortable in this kinda place perhaps because this place more or less reminds him with the underground palace.

Does he ever feel scared of darkness? perhaps... a long time ago when he was a child so when he become comfortable with it? he doesn't remember.

'I see nothing in your eyes boy' That's what Huo Long said to him the first time they met. Sometimes he wonders what kinda a man he become if he hadn't met Lory. The thought sent a chill to his bones because deep down he knew exactly what he'd become, a man who couldn't feel anything. Nôv(el)B\\jnn

Zhao never told anyone, even Lory, there was one time he felt terrified when he realized that even though he had killed so many people in one night he didn't feel anything even a psychopath would feel something.

A faint smile plastered on his face as he walked unhurriedly into the dark path of the labyrinth as soon as his figure gradually sank into darkness followed by soft footsteps that soon disappeared. The further he entered the labyrinth the thicker the air around him became, indicating the presence of one powerful beast nearby. Zhao Li Xin smoothly unsheathed his sword from his back after that he spun his sword in a carefree manner as he was playing while waiting for whatever beast came at him.