The Forbidden Magic Laws of a Fallen Princess

"So she really is His Majesty the Emperor's daughter... She looks exactly like your mother."

"Do you know my mother?"

At this moment, the general on the western border seemed to recognize me at a glance, which surprised me somewhat.

"Hahaha, the army that rescued Your Majesty was led by me. As a result, we stayed outside the barrier for a long time and even met your mother once."

Judging from its words, it must have been because it saved the emperor that it was appointed to the position of general.

However, they merely stayed on this somewhat shabby western border, guarding it.

"By the way, the environment here doesn't seem to be that great."

To prevent him from taking his anger out on me, his daughter, because he was dissatisfied with my father, Emperor Yi, I quickly used a probing tone to see if he would harm me because of this.

Because, if it were me, I definitely wouldn't want to stay in this godforsaken place, since there are no villages or markets around, and the Demon King's army basically wouldn't come from such a large desert to attack this place, even though it's just a defensive line.

"It's alright, it's alright. Basically, a lot of supplies are delivered here every month, including food, fruit, meat, and wine. Life here is quite carefree. Look, I've gained quite a bit of weight recently."

At this moment, the general on the western border scratched his somewhat bald head and grinned sheepishly, feeling a little embarrassed.

However, it's clear that this person is righteous and quite honest.

And the fact that he ate like that... really shows that the food here is indeed very good.

Since that's the case, it seems there's no danger, so we can relax for now.

And so, the sky outside began to darken, and with the daytime being unbearably hot and the nighttime unbearably cold.

Now that we've finally found a place where we can rest peacefully, we'll stay here for the time being.

The general on the western border was named Barossen, and he was indeed very kind to people. In fact, it was he who suggested that we stay.

Moreover, they prepared a lot of delicious food, fruits and vegetables to treat us right away.

The soldiers here are very approachable and not at all reserved; they are mostly chatting and laughing.

This place is quite different from a nobleman's home or a royal castle.

"But why are there so few soldiers here..."

What I find strange is that there are only a little over a hundred soldiers here, less than two hundred. Normally, border areas would have at least five hundred or even a thousand soldiers, but there are so few here. This is not what a border area should look like.

"This... is a bit difficult to say. Actually, we originally had six hundred soldiers here, but since five years ago, the number has been decreasing."

"What is it? Tell me."

Actually, I'm one of those princesses on a temporary visit. Since it's our country's territory and our soldiers are here, if they have any grievances, I should naturally listen to them and help them as much as I can if I can.

“Well, actually, five years ago, we sent a reconnaissance team of fifty soldiers to explore that boundless desert. For a year, we received replies, but then we suddenly lost contact and never returned. We also sent several groups of soldiers to search for them, but they all disappeared one after another. At that time, we only had more than four hundred people left on our western border.”

"Then why are there only a little over a hundred people now?"

I can understand what was said earlier, but later on, we don't understand. Without the Demon King's army attacking, how could there be nearly three hundred fewer people?

"In the two years that followed, our personnel suddenly began to disappear here. What's even more strange is that there were only drag marks on the camp, and no other clues. So I realized the seriousness of the situation and started to send more people to guard the area. But the result was the same: people continued to disappear every day. Now, we are the only ones left with about a hundred people."

Indeed, what General Barosson said was quite strange to me.

It's as if their camp has been targeted by some evil spirit, so much so that they still haven't found the source of the problem.

"You mean you want us to investigate for you?"

At this moment, Elena placed her hand on the table and asked in a serious tone.

"Yes...yes, if you don't want to, that's fine...after all, you are distinguished guests. However, we are all rough men. Apart from me and my adjutant, the rest of us can't even read or write, so we really have no choice..."

Upon hearing Elena's words, General Croson couldn't help but feel a little flustered.

However, at that moment, we seemed to suddenly hear a "whoosh" sound outside, like a howling wind, but this sound made me feel that something was slightly wrong.

"Here I am."

At this moment, Xiaobai and Angelize immediately became alert, as if they had sensed something was wrong and rushed over, then pressed themselves against the walls on both sides.

At that moment, the glass in the mud house we were living in was shattered instantly, and the glass shattered all over the ground.

Then a chilling wind seemed to blow directly from outside.

This startled us instantly, and we quickly got up from the tables and chairs and hid to the side.

Could it be that there really are some ghosts or monsters here?

If that's true... that would be absolutely terrifying...

Because I'm really not very good at dealing with these kinds of unscientific things.

However, after a while, the original chilling wind gradually disappeared, and naturally the "whooshing" sound also stopped.

It seems the monster has left...

I never expected that I would have to help General Barossen, which I thought I could refuse. Now that I'm in this situation, it seems I have no choice but to help. Oh, my life is so hard! QAQ

Chapter 77 Preparing to Ambush the Five-Tailed Sand Fox

Once that terrifying aura subsided, we all breathed a sigh of relief.

Because this aura was extremely ominous; to put it bluntly, it was as if a demonic fox had appeared in the world, which was very frightening.

"This is really strange... Even when that terrible 'whooshing' sound came before, it shouldn't have shattered the glass. What's going on today?"

At this moment, General Barosson shook the fat on his face and said with an incredulous look in his eyes.

"It's not over yet."

At this moment, Angelize and Xiaobai were still on high alert, because they probably knew that even the owner of this terrifying aura was still nearby.

However, after about five minutes, Xiaobai and Angelize slowly regained their vigilance and walked towards us.

"Xiaobai, Anjie, do you know where this terrifying aura is coming from?"

Since the two of them were so vigilant, it proves that they must have known where this evil energy came from.

"Hmm... If I'm not mistaken, this malevolent aura comes from the five-tailed sand fox of the desert."

"A five-tailed sand fox?"

Hearing this name, I was completely unfamiliar with it, because apart from the term "Nine-Tailed Fox" appearing in a certain ninja series, I had never actually heard of a Five-Tailed Sand Fox.

Could this guy be like Shukaku from the Shadows...? Alas, that's impossible, because this is a fox.

"So, little werewolf sister, does that mean our soldiers went missing because they were captured and eaten by this five-tailed sand fox...?"

Upon hearing this, General Barossen seemed to understand something. If this situation had occurred, it must be the five-tailed sand fox causing the trouble.

"That should be true. The Five-Tailed Sand Foxes were once mortal enemies of our Gray Wolf God clan. Then, a few hundred years ago, a natural disaster struck, and the village of the Five-Tailed Sand Foxes was flattened by an unknown explosion. Only about six or seven of them survived. We thought we could wipe them out completely, but who knew they would escape overnight and never threaten us again."

"But since they are your adversaries... and both live in icy and snowy regions, why are they called sand foxes?"

This is actually what makes us rather strange.

"The area that the Five-Tailed Sand Fox passed through was basically a sandy desert. This desert probably didn't have this much sand; it must have formed such a huge desert after they fled here and settled down. Just like our Gray Wolf God clan, we always have a warm oasis where we can eat our fill. Maybe it's because of the different nature of our own bodies..."

It seems that Angelize knows a lot about the five-tailed sand foxes; perhaps she has fought them before.

That means... Angelize's age...

Sigh, really, the ages of other races can't be compared to those of humans, because, no matter what, she still looks like a very cute little girl.

However, the five-tailed sand fox's appetite is truly astonishing. It killed nearly five hundred people in five years... Does that mean it eats a person every two or three days?

Moreover, there are definitely some unknown residents behind this border. Sigh, to be honest, if it is allowed to run rampant, then the people around here will definitely be eaten up by it.

"Um... Your Highness, you have so many powerful men under your command, why don't you help us out?"

At this moment, a soldier who had been enjoying his meal suddenly turned as bitter as a bitter gourd, looking terribly ugly.

"Yes, our former comrades-in-arms, who were once on good terms with us, have also disappeared one after another. I really hope that you can help my comrades avenge their deaths so that their souls can rest in peace."

Suddenly, the more than one hundred soldiers knelt down before us, and each of them had a very solemn expression on their face.

Because no one wants to die like this, no one wants to see their comrades-in-arms die in such an unclear way.

"Xiaobai, Anjie, do you two have a general idea of ​​when the five-tailed sand fox likes to make its move?"

"Hmm... they'll probably launch their operation around midnight. They are indeed the kind of creatures that carry out nighttime raids, and just as this general said, they don't leave many traces."

"Alright, since that's the case, we'll help you out. Anyway, we're heading to the desert soon, and it would be terrible if we encountered them there."

Seriously, since we still have about a hundred men, it's better to have only a dozen or so of us. So, we might as well take this opportunity to eliminate or drive away these five-tailed sand foxes, otherwise the consequences could be dire.

Moreover, they are accustomed to fighting on sand, while we have never fought or fought enemies on sand before.

"In that case, let's rest first, get up about an hour before midnight, and then set up an ambush, shall we?"

"Hmm, that's good. This time we'll definitely teach those stinking foxes who killed our soldiers a lesson."

And so, we all went into the mud houses early to rest.

Although it wasn't dark when we finished eating.

However, if you don't rest early and feel too tired to fall asleep by 11 o'clock, that would be terrible.

Therefore, even if you can't sleep now, you should close your eyes and conserve your energy to prepare for midnight.

However, perhaps because I had been sleeping in a tent all along, I felt drowsy and fell asleep quickly after sleeping in a bed.