Pillars of Ita

Chapter 1187 Escape

"I've already told you guys to stop looking at me like that. I mean, okay, she and I really don't have the kind of relationship you think," Parker stood on a stool and spread out his two short hands, "She's from Papara, I'm a human, and besides, I'm not a lolita control."

"You are also from Papara, Parker," Fang He corrected, "Also, you'd better be respectful to Wu Mian. There is nothing innocent between him and Delis. We respect everyone's choice. Uh, as long as you don't cross the moral bottom line--"

He realized that he had gone off topic, so he brought the subject back to the topic: "What I mean is that Ms. Aina Xiaoyu is an adult, not a little girl. You need to change your perception. Also, making a girl cry is not a manly behavior."

"That's not something you would say." Parker squinted at him.

"Most of it was originally written by me, and only a small part was from Sylvie's opinion." Fang He felt the need to establish his authority as the leader, and added, "If you don't believe me, ask Miss Merrill. At least the last sentence is true."

The elf girl who was sitting on the side and feeling a little uneasy was stunned for a moment, "Hey, Mr. Ed, me?"

Parker looked around and confirmed that Miss Ship Officer was not here, then he said, "Hey, Miss Ship Officer again, everything is your Miss Ship Officer, you have it in this life, Captain, I think that bad woman has played you around."

"Then don't talk about me, where is your Miss Afifa?"

"Puff--" Parker was picking up the golden cup on the table and tilting his head back to drink the grape juice in it. After hearing these words, the wine-red juice spurted out of his nostrils.

He coughed loudly, clutching his chest, and had to climb down from the velvet-cushioned chair to prevent himself from falling headfirst. "Ahem, ahem, please don't say this here, or we'll all be doomed. Besides, you know that Afifa doesn't have me in her heart."

"Okay, I don't care about you, Luo Yu and Afifa. Tian Lan will beat you to death if he hears about it," Fang He said with a serious face, "How do you plan to solve this matter?"

After realizing it was a misunderstanding, a war was averted, and the Paparar man calmed the girl down with sweet words, making the other party realize his mistake and run back to his room with a red face to re-fix his makeup.

But everyone could see that her gentle gaze towards Parker was full of affection. The girl avoided everyone because she had cried so hard before and she didn't want Parker to see her soft side.

After the hostess left, she asked the guards to invite them to the spacious and carefully decorated reception room in the castle, and asked the servants to bring them sumptuous food and drinks.

However, Princess Lian Kuiya Arsana could not wait any longer, so she took Hilde with her to explain to the other party what they had experienced along the way.

The owner had not returned yet, and Parker was pacing around in annoyance. "Hey, I know I'm not acting like a man, but I'm not... I know she's a good girl, but -"

"She is a native, and you are the Chosen One. Are you worried about this?" Fang He asked. After all, he had a deep understanding of this. "But after you met Sylvie and me, will you still consider this? The union between the natives and the Chosen One is not uncommon."

"No, not entirely," the Paparar waved his hand in annoyance, "I am a human, Master. Although I am a Paparar, you know--"

Fang Yu finally understood what the other party was worried about. "You are worried about the racial issue between you and her, but I don't think it matters. The key is, have you ever liked her?"

The Paparars fell silent.

If he said no, he would be lying. If he had not been tempted at all, he would not have accepted the dagger and would not have fled from the Hill of Giant Trees in a panic.

It was precisely because he was unable to give the other party an equal commitment that he had to choose to stay away. He was afraid that he would get deeper and deeper into the relationship, and eventually let love turn into hurt.

Fang He saw the retreat in the other's eyes, but that was not cowardice, but something that men could understand each other, a sense of responsibility. "But I don't think it's that complicated, Parker."

"I have to admit that you really look like a team leader now," Parker sighed. In the past, he looked down on the other party for being so stubborn and being fooled by a bad woman, but in his heart, he was also a little envious.

If he could be so straightforward, there wouldn't have been so many problems in the first place.

At this time, the guards pushed open the door and brought in a golden plate full of fruit. The guards placed the golden plate beside them and then left.

After the guards left, Aina Xiaoyu and Princess Lian Kuiya Alsana walked in from outside, and the ship officer was also with them.

The girl changed her dress and re-adjusted her makeup, but she still wore the little cape and the little crown.

The golden crown is the symbol of the mountain lords, meaning they are the masters of this land.

She held the scepter in her hand and handed it to the servant beside her before coming to Fang He and Parker. She greeted Fang He first and said, "Dear Mr. Dragon Alchemist, welcome to the territory of the Oakshade Family. Thank you for taking care of Parker."

Fang He nodded to the other party somewhat awkwardly.

Although the girl did not have the majesty of a mountain lord, she was a real big shot, Linoril, one of the only five mountain lords in the Sanshak Council.

His reputation was not well-known enough to be known to everyone in Giant Tree Hill, at least Maester Marianne and Maester Aryan had not heard of him, and the mountain lord was probably just being polite.

Aina then looked at the Papara people beside her and said, "Parker, I didn't expect you to be with Her Royal Highness the Princess."

Parker could hear the jealousy in the little girl's tone and quickly explained, "There is nothing between us and Her Royal Highness the Princess. We just happened to meet."

"Really?"

  Ina's tone softened immediately. She wanted to come over and hold Parker's hand, but she felt a little embarrassed for a moment. She could only stand there with a blushing face and said:

"I have heard everything from Her Royal Highness the Princess. Those people in the parliament dared to attack you. It is really too much. I am sending someone to invite that guy here."

"Walter Stonehill?" Parker could tell that the girl seemed to hate this man very much. After all, a true Paparar lord would not call his guest that guy.

"Humph, ever since old Henry died, they have been banding together to force me," Ina raised her eyebrows and said angrily, "They want me to give up my territory and marry that old toad. That's a good idea, but I guess the other mountain lords have already reached an agreement, and the parliament doesn't intend to give any support to the Oakshade family."

"But I don't want to. The Lord of Loanhill has a very bad reputation among the Paparar people. I would rather die than marry him." She looked at Parker, "They threatened me with the reputation of the Oakshade family, but I don't care about that at all. If you don't come back, I will give up everything and go find you in person. They regard the throne of the Lord of the Mountain as a treasure, but I don't care!"

"Ah?" Parker blushed and glanced at the others guiltily.

But he was furious. What happened during his absence? Old Henry died - Ina's father. He accidentally burned her favorite hat, which made her so angry that a lot of her beard fell off.

This was partly why he was driven out of Oak Hill, but although old Henry had a bad temper, he was actually quite nice to him.

Moreover, the other party was Ina's father. Even if he was dead, even if everything between her and Ina was innocent, she would not marry an old toad.

This is really unreasonable!

Parker didn't know what reason he had to interfere with the other party's freedom of marriage, but she should at least marry the person she liked.

But when he figured it out, he couldn't help but sigh. The Paparar people knew very well in their hearts that the girl's heart was with them.

He sighed again. In just one night he sighed more than in the whole month combined, as if he had suddenly become indecisive.

Aina looked at his furious look and couldn't help but smile, "Parker, so you will protect me?"

"Of course Parker will protect you."

Without waiting for the Paparar to answer, Fang He took the initiative to speak for him, in case this guy messed things up by talking nonsense.

In his opinion, this matter is so simple. Since both parties have this intention, there is no need to hide it.

What's more, this matter is also beneficial to the Seven Seas Brigade.

However, it seems that the situation of the Oakshade Family is not very good now, and he did not expect that they would encounter such a thing.

But this is not surprising. Loanhill, Finsado, Oakshed, and Sanshak are all being invaded by gray branches. Only Rodel in the center is spared.

The Papara people are not as peaceful as imagined, especially the mountain lords.

If they hadn't come, maybe something else would have happened.

But now that they were here, he certainly wouldn't just watch all this happen, especially since the Paparars were a member of the ship.

Moreover, they followed the Holy White Tree Heart all the way here, and now it seemed that the Lord of Loanhill was a major suspect. He vaguely felt that there was a connection behind the whole thing.

Perhaps there is a large force within the Linorel-Sanshak Council that is involved.

Fang He frowned and couldn't help looking at the ship officer's daughter who was not far away. If he was still a little confused about these games of power, the noble lady should be able to see it more clearly.

Princess Lian Kuiya Arsana, on the other hand, was naive, but after all, she was born in the Elf Court and was naturally familiar with the situation, so she was obviously aware of the problem.

The three of them exchanged glances and each confirmed what they were thinking.

Parker turned around and stared at him with his eyes wide open, trying to stop him from talking nonsense.

But Aina had already excitedly walked around the Papara people, lifted her skirt and bowed to Fang He, and announced in a soft voice:

"Captain Ed is a reasonable man, so as long as you remain in my territory, the Oakshade Family will do its best to support you."

It was just a pity for her. If old Henry was still alive, the Oakshade family would not be so weak, and most of the mountain lords would not dare to unite against her.

Because she lacked reputation and was young, she could not be counted on by the Linoril-Sanshak Council.

Although she learned everything from Princess Lian Kuiya Alsana, she could not provide much help to these people, let alone influence the parliament.

"But before that, I will at least try my best to provide you with all the help I can," Ina replied firmly, "which includes keeping Walter Stonehill."

But at this moment, a guard walked in hurriedly.

He whispered something in the girl's ear. Aina's expression changed slightly. She took the scepter from the servant beside her and said to everyone, "Oh no, everyone. My guards told me that Walter Stonehill and his two guards left the castle not long ago."

"What?" Among the crowd, the Elf Princess, Jita and the Papara people were all surprised when they heard it, and Merrill couldn't help but lose his voice.

Only the ship officer raised her eyebrows when she heard this, looking a little surprised.

But Fang He frowned, feeling somewhat puzzled - he had just sensed his 'beacon' not long ago, and it was still there intact.

It was right where Parker had mentioned the study was.

He immediately said to the mountain lord girl, "Ms. Aina, can you check the study room near the guest room?"

"Ah, the study?" The girl nodded quickly. "Okay, I understand. I'll have someone go check out the situation over there."

"No, you don't have to." But Fang He stretched out his hand to stop her. "Don't bother. I just need to release a batch of fairies in your castle, Ms. Aina. I need your permission for this."

Aina knew that the other party was a combat craftsman. She looked at him curiously and nodded slightly. "Of course, it's just that the structure of my castle may be a little complicated. Otherwise, we should——"

She thought it might be faster to ask the guards to check it out.

But before she could finish, she saw Fang Plover untie a string of clockwork fairies from his belt, put them on the magic glove, and let them flutter their wings and fly.

The clockwork fairy flew nimbly to the door of the reception room, slipped through the gap between the doors, and disappeared in that direction.

But that was not the end. Then more clockwork goblins flew out from under his coat, like countless flying insects. They surrounded the room like a storm, but during the whole process, there was not even the slightest collision between any two clockwork goblins.

The girl looked at this scene in surprise. Fang He pointed his finger and they immediately passed through the skylights and passages and disappeared without a trace.

"Are you a great alchemist?"

"We usually call that a great craftsman," Fang He smiled at her, "I'm still far from being a great alchemist."

Ina Laughing opened her mouth. She had never heard of the reputation of this Dragon Alchemist in Oak Hills, but she only respected him because he was the leader of Parker.

But now she looked at Parker and suddenly felt that he seemed to have some extraordinary experiences after leaving Giant Tree Hill.

Fang He continued, "Ms. Aina, please notify the guards in the castle and tell them not to panic when they see my clockwork fairy."

He was distracted while controlling his clockwork goblin, as he did not want to cause an unexpected commotion in the castle.

"Oh, okay," the girl then took out a beautifully decorated communication crystal from her pocket.

Fang Plover's clockwork goblins were already whizzing through various parts of the castle.

Of course, he didn't know the structure of this place as well as Parker, but he had too many clockwork goblins and he quickly found the way to the study through a thorough search.

Soon a clockwork fairy flew into the room through the window outside. Then Fang He saw through the clockwork fairy's vision that the holy white tree heart was placed neatly on one of the desks, and there was no one around.

It had obviously been abandoned here.

But Fang He was surprised. How did the other party find out? The Holy White Tree Heart had no signs of being opened. Theoretically, the other party should not have realized that there was something wrong with it.

He immediately severed the connection between himself and the clockwork goblin.

The guards in various parts of the castle watched the little creatures running around and falling all over the ground like rain, but Fang He didn't have the time to pay attention to them - this was Aina's territory anyway, so he could just slowly find them back later.

He immediately asked, "Ms. Aina, is your giant eagle still in the castle?"

Aina picked up the communication crystal and asked about it. She got the news that the two giant eagles were still there. Then she gave the order for the guards to gather the nearby clockwork fairies.

"There are many guards guarding the flying platform. After all, the giant eagle is also a precious asset of the Oakshade family." The girl put down the communication crystal and said to everyone, "Walter Stonehill didn't bring many people into the castle. He can't go there."

"Then they must not have gone far."

Fang He immediately came to the conclusion.

The feet cannot escape the wings. The Oakshade family has giant eagles, and there are also her own sailboats in the airport - although they are just a few communication ships, the other party will not be unaware of this.

The other party would not think of leaving Oak Hill by walking, so their goal was very clear.

Airship Tower.

What's more, Walter Stonehill's guards are still staying there.

"They can't control the airship tower," Jita said suddenly, "Ms. Alisa and the others are still there."

Fang He couldn't help but feel fortunate that Cui Xisi and the others had come up with another plan.

He remembered something and immediately said to the mountain lord girl beside him, "Ms. Aina, can I borrow your family's giant eagle?"

"Of course you can," Aina nodded vigorously, "But without fully armed people, the giant eagle can only carry two people at most. You..."

"I'll help you bring that guy back." Parker stepped forward.

He sighed again. It had already come to this. There was no point in deceiving himself any further. The Paparar people looked at Fang He with some displeasure.

Although there has never been a precedent of humans and Paparars marrying on the other side of the stargate, but -

  Hey, why is he thinking about these things now?

Parker couldn't help but shook his head with a slight headache.

But after realizing this, his anger towards Lord Loanhill immediately surged up again.

That old guy was actually a toad wanting to eat swan flesh. He couldn't help but get angry when he thought that Aina might fall into the hands of these people.

“Parker…”

Ina stared at him in amazement.

She never thought that the other party would stand up for her one day.

The night had been a dream, and all the worries she had had about Oak Hill before now suddenly didn't seem to matter.

She looked at Fang He, then at the Elf Princess beside her, "I'll arrange it right away."

Her face flushed, she lifted her skirt and hurried out.

Fang He nodded, and the Paparar man behaved like a man at this time. He then chose Princess Lian Kuiya Alsana and Jita from among the others.

Her Royal Highness the Princess was the legal heir to Tree Hill. Although Linoril-Sangshak had become increasingly rebellious against the king, it was hard to say that this matter had nothing to do with her.

And as an Aboriginal person, she can also bear witness.

He asked Jita to protect the other party. As for the communication crystal, its current range was limited, so they could not understand the situation on the airship tower.

There were two giant eagles, one for him and Puck, and one for the elf princess and Jita.

……

I'll take a day off tomorrow. Let me know in advance~