Queen Without Crown

Chapter 48 Searching for Traces

Later that night, soldiers combed through the blast site in search of survivors. The entire square, including the circus tents, was under the supervision of soldiers.

Traders and circus performers were temporarily not allowed to enter the area.

"We found traces of gunpowder at the site of the explosion, Your Honor. And since the explosion happened twice, the bodies of the victims from the first explosion were very difficult to recognize."

"Have you found any trace of Queen Gita?"

"Sorry, Your Honor. We haven't found it yet, but we'll keep looking."

"As long as Queen Gita's body has not been found, I order her to continue the search indefinitely!"

"Okay, Your Majesty."

The king returned to his room. Looking at an empty room. They were still together this afternoon.

"Where are you, baby?" Wailing.

The body of King Satria drooped weakly leaning against the door. Heart's crushed. It would be terrible to imagine the possibility that the woman he loved was dead. It was as if the entire world was destroyed instantly and he could not see the future.

That night his room was dark, there was only him sitting wailing in the darkness. By ourselves.

*****

A week passed, the atmosphere of grief still overshadowed the Elfian Kingdom. Accidental explosions by irresponsible parties have led to the fall of dozens of innocent victims.

In one corner of the city, a circus troupe and foreign traders were preparing to leave the capital. Some of them are still injured. There was one person who was still unconscious and part of his body was covered in bandages.

"We're leaving now!" Chen, the young man who became acquainted with Queen Gita, led the troupe.

They drive through various cities without holding merchandise. Their goal is to get back to their ship. After one day of travel, they finally reached the Bay of Mermaid Princess.

Chen handed over the documents for inspection by the surveillance patrol officers. They also checked all the luggage and all the circus members, which are now reduced by more than half due to the explosion.

The ship sailed out of the waters of the Elfian Kingdom and headed to the mainland of the East Sea. The ship sailed for five weeks sailing the ocean before finally throwing anchors at the East Sea pier.

Chen and his entourage continued the one-day road trip to the capital of Baiyun Kingdom. They entered a magnificent building surrounded by two-meter-high brick walls.

Behind the walls is a large and beautiful garden. There are several pavilions behind the main building. Chen occupied one of the pavilions that had two bedrooms.

The person who had not regained consciousness after becoming the victim of the explosion in the Elfian Kingdom, was placed in one of those rooms. Chen wanted to watch over him directly.

That evening Chen went to face a white-bearded old man in the main building. The old man was named Liu, he was a senior official in Baiyun.

"How are you doing your job?" Liu's voice was very calm.

"All according to plan, Mr. Liu. Some of our members have managed to infiltrate unbeknownst to the guards. They think we're reduced to being victims of the explosion."

"good. I heard there was a victim who wasn't aware?"

"Sorry, Mr. Liu. The unconscious victim was my fiancee."

"Your engagement? Who?" The old man's forehead was wrinkled. Chen has never been in love with any woman.

"He's not one of our members. We met on the way."

"Huh.ha.ha..Chen..Chen..You are a freak. There are so many noble women who want to be your wife and some even willing to be your concubine, but they never ignore you. Now you're taking home the woman you met on the way?" Master Liu was cracking up.

"I love him so much, I don't care about his status."

"All right, it's up to you. I hope she's a good woman and can appreciate a great young man like you."

Chen bowed respectfully then immediately left the place. The handsome young man walked towards his residence. He opened the door slowly and approached a woman lying on the bed.

The bandage almost covered the woman's entire head. After all the bandage cloth was removed, the face of a woman who was closed. His face was flawless yet somewhat pale. His wide pair of eyes had pliable eyelashes. Her dark hair looked wrinkled.

Chen took out a beautiful comb made of ivory, and began to cast aside the woman's hair. But the woman did not move at all.

"Sleep, honey, tomorrow I'll make sure you wake up and get back to health as before."

Chen grabbed the clasped hands and kissed them, then he put them back under a lotus-patterned blanket. With a slow step, Chen walked out of the room.

*****

King Satria is still carrying out his duties as usual. It was just that after he finished his duty he would go with Eldrige out of the palace. Their goal is to find the whereabouts of Queen Gita.

"I actually wanted to look further away to Eldrige, but I couldn't help but leave my duty."

"It's okay, Your Majesty. I hope Your Majesty does not give up. Queen Malea had already said that she could sense that Queen Gita was still alive."

"You're right Eldrige, but I'm worried about Queen Gita. It's been two months since that incident, how is it now?"

King Satria looked very sad and his eyes dimmed. His body also now looked rather thin.

Eldrige looked at the Elfian ruler with pity. The fairy was also saddened by the loss of Queen Gita. The only thing he could do was to keep looking.

They are currently on the main road to the capital. Several times they found out the whereabouts of Queen Gita but no one had ever seen a woman with her features.

"Lately there are some people whose movements are somewhat suspicious. They used to pass this road every midnight." Said a sheep farmer whose home was near the main road.

"Suspicious how?" Ask King Satria.

"They wore hoods that covered their heads and carried things towards the forest there. Though the area there is absolutely no settlement or logging place."

"Could they be hunters?"

"It's not hunting season yet. After all, if they want to hunt, they do not need to carry that much stuff. I suspect they are thieves. That's why I don't dare to rebuke them."

The man with gray hair looked towards the forest while exhaling a long breath.

"Rifle?"

"Yes, bandits or robbers. I've seen them carry weapons in large numbers."

"Weapons? Why don't you report to the soldiers at the guard post?"

"I don't want to be complicated. I don't like to be asked questions." The answer.

King Satria nodded and said goodbye. The sheep farmer watched the two men from his house. He felt that the two of them were not random people.

King Satria and Eldrige entered the forest, the sky was already dark. They both sharpened their senses in order to detect the whereabouts of those people.

After walking some distance, they came to a field overgrown with chest-high weeds. They continued to walk through the sharp-leafed plant.

Soon they began to see tents standing several rows. At first glance the tents look like military tents.

The king of Satria looked at Eldrige meaningfully. Eldrige nodded. They looked down at the people who were busy piling things up.

King Satria frowned, he was astonished because those people were oriental-faced strangers.