Said No to the Prince and Yes to the King novel Chapter 53

Chapter 53 Are You Margaret?

“I’m already here, so I might as well help look. I’m not that scared of snakes,” Margaret said casually, then headed up the mountain on her own.

Cyan glanced nervously at Theodore again. “Your Highness, please rest in the carriage. I-”

“No need.” Theodore cut him off. Then he fell in step behind Margaret.

It was a mountain Margaret had never been to before–close to the city gates. In fact, it looked as if you crossed it, you’d end up right outside the city walls.

Along the way, she passed countless grave mounds. A chilly wind blew through, and insects chirped and buzzed all around.

Cyan walked quietly beside Theodore, swinging his sword now and then to chop away the weeds and branches in their path.

He said, “There’s a mass grave at the top. The stench will be awful. If we don’t run into any snakes on the way’up, we might have to try somewhere else.”

Margaret didn’t respond. Instead, she heard something–and dashed forward.

Cyan rushed after her. “Ms. Campbell, don’t run off–things are unpredictable up here.”

But halfway through the chase, he found her already crouched on the ground.

In her hand, she held a small greenish snake.

Cyan frowned. “A verdant serpent…”

“You know this snake?” Margaret raised an eyebrow. “Its gallbladder is also a key ingredient–for a different kind of poison. Anyway, it’s useful to keep.”

As she spoke, she pulled out a short blade from somewhere and skinned the snake cleanly, digging out its gallbladder.

Even Cyan flinched a little at the bloody scene.

The Ms. Campbell everyone talks about is supposed to be so gentle and delicate. That is a lie.

Since when is she gentle?

Cyan said, “Even if the gallbladder is useful, it won’t last long once we take it back…”

“Doesn’t matter. We’ll take it back first.” Margaret pulled out a small bottle from somewhere else, tucked the gallbladde inside, and slipped it into her clothes.

Of cruc

Iwe not going to tell them I have a storage space.

Of that time stands still inside it.

Chapter 53 Are You Margaret?

No matter what the gallbladder looks like when I pull it out, it’ll look exactly the same later. No need to worry about it going bad.

Just as she was thinking that, something rustled in the bushes ahead.

Margaret moved toward it—but before she could get there, a figure flashed past. Cyan had already charged

in

He swung his sword, chopping some kind of snake clean in half. Then he stepped on its head and asked her, “Is this the one?”

Margaret shook her head.

Cyan looked disappointed. He searched around for a while longer, then finally found another one.

He brought it over to Margaret, but she shook her head again. “Lots of snakes around here, huh?”

Too bad none of them are lunara snakes.

“What about these?” Theodore asked.

Margaret turned slowly. She thought he’d caught one snake, too. But the moment she looked back, she jumped–nearly stumbling backward.

What the-

His hand…

No–his sword. Why are there several snakes skewered on it?

Just watching them writhe made Margaret shiver.

That’s… kind of creepy.

Theodore, however, looked completely calm. “Any of them?”

When Margaret shook her head, he just flicked the snakes off his blade. Several of them kept squirming on the ground.

Margaret hurried over. “They’re not the right kind, but they’re still treasures.”

Her eyes lit up. She grabbed her knife and went straight for them.

Now it was Theodore’s turn to be shocked.

Sunlight filtered through the gaps in the trees.

It should” been a warm afternoon–but inside the forest, everything felt dark and eerie,

The core stood there quietly, watching Margaret.

She grabbed snakes without flinching, skinned them, cut out their tongues, and took their gallbladders. Theodore frowned.

Chapter 53 Are You Margaret?

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