The noble prince was just an ordinary person in the face of severe pain, and his dignity and stubbornness were shattered by each whip.
"I'm saying! I'm saying! Please stop!" he cried, his voice full of despair and surrender.
Zhang Luan raised his hand, and with a simple gesture, he made Aisilia stop immediately.
The dungeon suddenly became quiet, with only Jerison's painful breathing and the slight clinking of chains as the sound could be heard.
"Go ahead."
"I'll say whatever you ask me to say..." The eldest prince was trembling all over, tears and sweat mixed with blood, flashing with a sickly light under the light of the torch.
"Tell me everything you know." Zhang Luan said coldly, continuing his ambiguous strategy.
"Which...which aspects?" Jerison asked timidly, his voice so weak that it was almost inaudible.
Even in this situation, he still tried to find a glimmer of hope, or he simply didn't know where to start.
"Still trying to be cunning." Zhang Luan snorted coldly, his voice full of disdain. "Keep going."
The whip was raised high again, and then fell mercilessly on the eldest prince's scarred body.
Each whip was more brutal than the previous one, and each scream was more shrill than the previous one.
The whipping continued for several minutes until Jerryson's screams turned to weak whimpers and his will completely broke.
"I said...I said everything..." Jerryson sobbed, his voice broken by pain.
He lowered his head, his golden hair matted with sweat and blood, his once noble princely image gone. "Father...Father had long anticipated the war..."
Zhang Luan gestured for Aisilia to step back a few steps, and he moved closer, not wanting to miss any details. "Continue."
"Before the Lizardmen entered the city... my father had already made preparations..." Jerison panted, "He sent people to hide a large amount of gold coins and jewels from the royal family..."
"Where is it?" Zhang Luan pressed, a glint of surprise in his eyes. This was information he hadn't anticipated.
Jerryson hesitated for a moment, but when he saw Aisilia raise the whip again, he immediately continued in horror: "In... in the secret passage below the palace! Enter through the secret door behind the throne, go down three floors, and there is a false wall at the fifth corner on the left. Push it open and you will find a treasure house..."
Zhang Luan nodded slightly, motioning him to continue.
"And... and my sister, Marfa..." When Jerison mentioned this name, there was a hint of jealousy in his voice, "She is my father's favorite daughter... Three days before the Lizardmen attacked the city, my father sent her away secretly..."
"Where are you going?" Zhang Luan's voice suddenly became sharp.
"Go... go ask for reinforcements..." Jarison's voice grew weaker. "Soon, the Northern Iron Cavalry and the Elves of Green Valley will come to support us... Father had an agreement with them long ago... It's just..." He shook his head bitterly, "We didn't expect the Lizardmen to be so powerful in attacking the city... We thought we could hold out until reinforcements arrived..."
Zhang Luan's expression grew serious. He had only intended to extract some useful information from Jerryson, but he hadn't expected to learn such crucial intelligence.
"And about the Golden Griffin Knights..." Zhang Luan continued to ask.
"Golden Griffin?!"
The name struck Jerryson like a bolt of lightning.
He looked up suddenly, and the fear in his eyes became even stronger.
His eyes moved back and forth between Zhang Luan and Aisilia. Suddenly, his gaze stopped on Aisilia, and he looked carefully at the girl with golden twin tails.
That young face, those familiar eyes, and the standard armor she wore...
A terrible thought formed in his mind.
"This..." Jerison was stunned, his voice trembling, "Could it be that you are..."
Fear instantly overwhelmed him like a tide.
Jerryson struggled violently, and the chains made a harsh sound.
"No! Not me! That wasn't my idea!" he cried anxiously. "The plan to destroy the Knights of the Golden Griffin was proposed by my father! Not me!"
Aisilia's eyes suddenly turned cold, and the whip in her hand was clenched so tightly that her knuckles turned white.
"My father believes that the Golden Griffin Knights have repeatedly violated his will, released slaves without permission, and even allowed slaves to join the Knights!" Jerison explained hurriedly. "This is a great threat to the empire.
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This is a great insult to my reputation! My father cannot tolerate this! I... I am just an executor!"
"Are you saying that you defeated the Golden Griffin Knights?" Aisilia finally spoke in a cold voice.
Jerryson flinched, but under the threat of the whip, he had to continue: "Not really. I held a banquet and invited all the high-ranking members of the Knights to attend..." His voice became lower and lower, "Then I put drugs in the drinks... When they were all unconscious..."
"And then?" Aisilia pressed, the anger in her voice almost tangible.
"Then... our people went in... and executed them..." Jerison didn't dare look directly into Aisilia's eyes, "and executed them all..."
Aisilia took a step forward, and Zhang Luan had to reach out to stop her.
The girl's whole body was trembling, her golden twintails swaying with her excited movements, her fists clenched so tightly that her nails almost pierced into her palms.
Her eyes were filled with murderous intent. If Zhang Luan hadn't stopped her, she would have pounced on the prince and torn him to pieces.
"We burned down the Knights' camp... killed those who resisted, and captured some female soldiers... but in the end, they all died!" Jerison continued, each word sounding like a death sentence to himself, "and then declared them traitors..."
"You killed everyone?" Aisilia's voice trembled.
Seeing Aisilia's reaction, Jerryson suddenly realized something.
A glimmer of hope flashed in his eyes, and he quickly added: "No! Not everyone! Your sister is still alive!"
Aisilia stopped moving suddenly, unable to believe her ears.
"Your sister Lina is still alive!" Jerison said anxiously, grasping at this life-saving straw, "She's not dead! I swear! She was not in the camp at that time! We couldn't find her! She's still alive!"
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"Where is my sister?" Aisilia asked sharply, tears still on her face, but her voice had regained its firmness.
Jerison swallowed, "Alexia is imprisoned in a secret room in the west wing of the palace... which was originally my father's private library..."
"Take us there." Zhang Luan ordered coldly.
Jerryson looked at him in horror, "But...but there are lizardmen outside..."
"Are you more afraid of them or us?" Zhang Luan asked back, while signaling Alicia to untie Jerison.
Jerryson lowered his head and said, "I'll take you to..."
Zhang Luan took a piece of cloth from a nearby shelf and roughly stuffed it into Jerison's mouth. He then covered him with a hooded cloak, completely obscuring his face. "The city is full of lizardmen, all waiting for your head and the reward. Don't speak or make unnecessary movements."
Jerison nodded in horror, and under the escort of Zhang Luan and Aisilia, the three of them quietly left the dungeon and walked through several hidden corridors.
Along the way, they brushed past Lizardman patrols several times, but Zhang Luan's calm response allowed them to pass safely.
Finally, they arrived at a small, unassuming door in the west wing of the palace. Jarison indicated this was the location, and Zhang Luan cautiously opened the door. After confirming that there was no danger inside, the three of them quickly slipped inside.
The room was dimly lit, with only a few oil lamps providing weak illumination.
When their eyes adjusted to the darkness, Aisilia suddenly let out a stifled scream.
On a bed in the center of the room, a woman was chained, with an elaborate but cruel collar around her neck.
She had blonde hair similar to Aisilia's, but longer and thicker, cascading down.
Slender and powerful, even in her captive state, it was clear that she was once a well-trained warrior.
She was wearing a thin white long dress that showed off her perfect curves.
But the most heartbreaking thing was her eyes - those once proud and sharp blue eyes were now blurred and trance-like, and a trace of crystal saliva hung at the corner of her mouth.
Her expression was between pain and pleasure, and she seemed to be trapped in some kind of fantasy from which she could not extricate herself.
"Sister!" Aisilia rushed forward, tears welling up again. She knelt beside the bed and stroked her sister's face with trembling hands. "Alexia! It's me! It's Aisilia!"
Alexia slowly turned her head and looked at her sister, but her eyes were still blurry and she showed no sign of recognition.
She just opened her mouth slightly and made some unclear sounds.
"What happened to her?" Zhang Luan asked sharply, turning to Jerryson, "What did you do to her?"
Zhang Luan pulled the gag off Jarison, and he trembled as he answered, "I... I found a group of magicians... and they took turns casting aphrodisiac spells on her... hoping to make her submit to me..."
"You beast!" Aisilia roared, almost pouncing on Jerison and tearing him to pieces.
"But it's no use!" Jerison added hastily, "Her willpower is too strong! It can't be broken! Magic can only temporarily affect her body, but it can't truly conquer her mind!"
"If anyone of the opposite sex approaches her... she will kill indiscriminately..." Jerison whispered, "Even under the influence of magic, her fighting instinct still exists... Three male guards and two magicians have already died at her hands..."
Only then did Zhang Luan notice that there were some dried blood stains on the floor. The dark brown marks looked particularly eerie in the dim light.
"Sister..." Aisilia called softly, tears dripping onto the back of Alexia's hand, "It's me... Don't you recognize me?"
Alexia still didn't react, just staring blankly ahead, as if immersed in a world only she could see. Her beauty was still stunning, but that kind of empty beauty was heartbreaking.
"Is there any way to remove the magic?" Zhang Luan pressed Jerryson.
"This magic is actually a curse..." Jerison stammered, "The curse will only be lifted after she has intercourse with a man. Otherwise, over time, the curse will erode her consciousness and eventually turn her into a walking corpse..."
"Intercourse?" Aisilia's face turned pale instantly. "You mean..."
"Yes," Jerison lowered his head, not daring to look directly into Aisilia's angry eyes. "This kind of aphrodisiac magic must ultimately be released through... that method. But the problem is, any man who approaches her will be killed by her... It's an unsolvable paradox."
Zhang Luan's eyes flashed with contempt and disdain. "Is this your purpose? To possess her body? Your Highness, the Honorable Crown Prince?"
Jerison flinched. "I...I just want her to be mine..."
"Shut up!" Aisilia shouted, her hand already on the hilt of the sword. "Say one more word, and I'll cut off your tongue!"
Zhang Luan stopped Aisilia and asked calmly, "Where is the magician? The one who cast the spell?"
"Dead," Jerison said with a wry smile, "He was the last person who tried to get close to her..." He suddenly paused, his eyes fixed on where Zhang Luan was standing, "Where you are standing now... She strangled him to death with an iron chain."
Zhang Luan looked down at the dried blood at his feet and calmly took a step to the side.
Jerison's brows suddenly furrowed, his eyes moving back and forth between Zhang Luan and Alexia. "Strange... why didn't she attack you?" His voice was full of confusion. "Any man approaching her will trigger her killing instinct, but you..."
Zhang Luan also realized this, and he cautiously took a step closer to Alexia.
To everyone's surprise, Alexia just looked at him dazedly, showing no signs of attacking.
"This
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Impossible..." Jerryson murmured, "Unless..."
Aisilia knelt beside her sister and gently stroked her hair.
Alexia did not react to the touch, but just looked ahead with blurry eyes, occasionally uttering some meaningless murmurs.
"Sister, it's me...Ai Xilia..." The girl's voice choked, "You must recognize me..."
Suddenly, Alexia's eyes seemed to clear up for a moment.
She slowly turned her head and looked directly into her sister's eyes, her lips trembling slightly as if she was trying to say something.
"Sister!" Aisilia grabbed her hand excitedly, "Can you hear me?"
A trace of pain flashed in Alexia's eyes, and she squeezed out a few words with all her strength: "Kill me..."
Then her eyes became blurry again, her body began to twitch slightly, and a sickly flush appeared on her face.
"What did she say?" Zhang Luan asked, taking a few steps forward and standing beside the bed.
Alexia's eyes followed Zhang Luan, but she still showed no signs of attacking. In fact, her twitching seemed to ease a little as he approached.
"Incredible..." Jerison said in surprise, "She doesn't seem to have any hostility towards you... This has never happened before..."
Zhang Luan looked at Alexia and noticed that the collar around her neck was engraved with some strange runes, faintly glowing with a faint purple light. "What is this collar?"
"That's the device that controls the intensity of the curse," Jerison replied. "If it's removed, the curse will reach its peak immediately, and she will completely lose her mind..."
Alicia suddenly realized something, "Sister doesn't seem to resist the master..." She looked up at Zhang Luan, a complex emotion flashed in her eyes.
Zhang Luan was silent for a moment, then looked directly into Jarison's eyes. "You said the only way to lift the curse is to have sex with a man, right?"
Jerryson nodded, "Yes..."
Zhang Luan took a deep breath. After all, he was facing the strongest of the Golden Griffin Knights.
He walked towards Alexia cautiously and reached out to touch her cheek gently.
Alexia didn't resist, but tilted her head slightly, as if responding to his touch.
"This...this is impossible!" Jerison's voice was filled with shock, jealousy and disbelief.
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