Chapter 4448 A Trap
Chapter 4448 A Trap
Shouldn't the Blue Star Princess be wild with joy upon seeing someone come to her rescue?
But what kind of expression did she have?
Her face was filled with shock!
Moreover, as a hostage, why was she still in such a good mood to eat? Moreover, she had even addressed Sha Yuanxing as Uncle.
There was something fishy, there was a trap!
Of course, this trap was not meant for him, but rather targeted the Underworld Nation.
Ling Han felt that everything was too coincidental.
You see, in a situation when they were completely clueless, the specific information about the princess being kidnapped was suddenly revealed. Through the mouth of a snakeman, they were lured to the Green Source Trench, which then led to Sha Yuanxing.
Because it involved the issue of annexing the Blue Star Nation, the Underworld Nation could no longer sit still, and sent out Jiao Yuan to assist, fearing that Sha Tongyu would not be able to hold up and surrender his throne.
It was too coincidental. Sha Yuanxing's subordinate just happened to bump into someone from the Underworld Nation, and he had even let the cat out of the bag, revealing the location of Sha Yuanxing's lair.
If everything was too coincidental, then it was completely deliberately planned.
Ling Han mocked internally, yet a smile appeared on his face, and he said, "My name is Ling Han, and I have deliberately come to save Your Highness."
"I don't need you to save me. You can leave." The Blue Star Princess waved her hand, looking like she was in a hurry to chase him away.
Er, compared with the cunning and wily Sha brothers, this princess really did not have much subtlety. However, it was precisely because of this that she appeared adorable.
"Your Highness, there is no need to be afraid. Your uncle is being held back by Jiao Yuan, and now is the best time to flee," Ling Han said, deliberately teasing this princess.
The Blue Star Princess hurriedly shook her head, "You don't understand!"
"What do I not understand?" Ling Han asked.
"Because—" The Blue Star Princess was only innocent, but she was not stupid. Realizing that she was about to spill the beans, she hurriedly covered her mouth with her hand.
Ling Han laughed loudly, and said, "Then let me guess. Could it be… that the real purpose of this so-called disappearance of the princess is to kill Jiao Yuan?"
"How did you know?" the Blue Star Princess blurted out. Then, she immediately realized that something was off, and instantly, her expression was filled with regret.
Ling Han smiled and said, "It's all right. I guessed this myself, so it has nothing to do with you."
"That's right. You guessed it, but I didn't say it," the Blue Star Princess murmured. Comforting herself, she immediately smiled again, appearing a little endearingly silly.
Ling Han echoed her words, and said, "So because you're suppressing such a secret in your heart, you can't tell anyone, so you must be feeling very depressed, right?"
"I'm about to die from suffocation!" The Blue Star Princess nodded repeatedly. This was a friend that knew her well.
"In any case, I've already guessed it now, so why don't you tell me?" Ling Han said with a smile.
The Blue Star Princess hesitated for a moment, appearing slightly hesitant. However, upon further thought, Ling Han had indeed guessed their ultimate motive, so the details naturally weren't important anymore.
Most importantly, she really felt uncomfortable from holding it in, and wanted to share it with someone!
The matter had to start from a long time ago.
Long ago, when the current King of the Underworld Nation had just ascended the throne, Sha Tongyu and Sha Yuanxing had already felt that this person was filled with ambition. One day, he would make a move on the Blue Star Nation.
As expected, the Underworld Nation continued to make small moves after this, waging war repeatedly, wanting to use force to force the Blue Star Nation to submit.
However, the Blue Star Nation was protected by an ancient formation, so even if the overall power of the nation was inferior to the Underworld Nation, it would only be empty words to say that the Underworld Nation would destroy the Blue Star Nation.
However, this wasn't a good idea. After all, who would want to be pummeled all the time?
Thus, Sha Tongyu and his brother began to lay out their plans.
Firstly, they had created signs of discord between brothers fighting over the throne. Sha Yuanxing had left angrily, causing the Blue Star Nation to feel as if they been crippled.
Then, under the continuously strengthening oppression of the Underworld Nation, the Blue Star Nation put on a posture of seeking peace, intending to have the crown prince and crown princess of the two nations get married.
For the Underworld Nation, this was naturally what they wanted.
As long as they gave birth to a descendant that possessed the bloodline of the royal family of the Blue Star Nation, they would be able to control the ancient formation of the Blue Star Nation, and complete their dream of annexing the Blue Star Nation.
However, this was a huge trap.
The Blue Star Nation had created a false image of the princess's disappearance. Of course, for the sake of authenticity, the Blue Star Princess had indeed been brought out of the palace, and she had been kidnapped by the "infamous" Sha Yuanxing.
Because the plan had been laid out for many years, when they found out, the Underworld Nation did not suspect anything. Instead, they mobilized Jiao Yuan, bringing with them almost half the Sect Master elites of the nation, to guarantee that they would definitely rescue the Blue Star Princess, and complete the mission of the two royal families uniting through marriage.
However, what awaited Jiao Yuan was the combined forces of Sha Yuanxing and Sha Yuanxing.
Once Jiao Yuan died, and added with that half of the Sect Master elites of the nation, the Underground Nation's vitality would naturally be greatly damaged. To say nothing of invading the Blue Star Nation, they could only depend on the ancient formation to struggle at death's door.
In this way, not only could the Blue Star Nation be safe and sound, it could even ensure that it would flourish for tens of thousands of years, or even longer.
As for Sea Alligator Zhang, he belonged to the category of powerful people that the Blue Star Nation had removed, putting on a display of weakness for the Underworld Nation. Additionally, it was also because the Blue Star Nation wanted to clean up the slums. Since it was impossible to get rid of all these local ruffians, it would be better to keep them under the control of their own people.
Why couldn't the Blue Star Princess leave even though Jiao Yuan had already fallen into the trap?
That was because Jiao Yuan was a Three Star Venerate Tier elite, after all. Even if Sha Tongyu and his brother teamed up, it would not be an easy feat to kill him. If he was determined to flee, and if worse came to worst, he would have to pay some price, but he would definitely be able to escape.
Thus, in order to ensure that Jiao Yuan was killed, they had to set up a formation so that he would not be able to easily escape.
Moreover, Venerate Tier elites were too powerful, so this formation definitely couldn't be set up in advance. If there was the slightest bit of aura leaking out, Jiao Yuan would definitely be able to see through it.
Thus, the Blue Star Princess couldn't appear now. Once she escaped, there would be no point for Jiao Yuan to continue battling. Whether he realized something was off or not, he would definitely flee.
Ling Han nodded. Looks like Jiao Yuan wouldn't be able to escape death this time.
However, this had nothing to do with him.
"Er, if I bring you back to the palace, will the bounty still be valid?" Ling Han asked.
"It should be." The Blue Star Princess nodded. After all, this was the words of the Royal Family. Even if it was for the sake of screwing over the Underworld Nation, it could not be so easily annulled, and break their word so easily.
"That's good." Ling Han nodded.
Boom!
The ground suddenly started to tremor violently, and it was as if it were about to collapse.
"The great formation is activated!" Blue Star Princess looked into the distance. From this position, she could easily see a massive blue screen of light in the distance.
That direction was where Sha Yuanxing and Jiao Yuan had been battling.
"Let's go, let's go!" The Blue Star Princess appeared slightly excited. She could only stay in the coral forest these few days, which made her feel extremely uncomfortable.
Ling Han smiled, and left with Blue Star Princess.
After swimming for a while, and just when they were about to come out of the coral forest, they suddenly bumped into a group of people.
Jiao Delei.
'What a pitiful child,' Ling Han thought.
"It's you!" Jiao Delei's eyes suddenly widened, revealing an angry and embarrassed expression.
Ling Han actually managed to save the Blue Star Princess before he did.
This was too despicable!