Ono also looked displeased, "A Ci, you stay here. I'll come to pick you up... you all."
While they were arguing, the knights sent by Ivanka had already found their location.
Ivanka felt that he was the overall commander and would not easily go to the front lines. Therefore, after finding the dwarves' location, he stayed behind and sent knights to capture Prince Snow White.
He would only come to reap the final rewards after Prince Snow White was captured.
He dispatched twenty knights to deal with seven dwarves and Prince Snow White, then leisurely began barbecuing in the forest.
Seeing the imposing knights, Ono drew his sword and stood in front of Qiao Ci, whispering, "You and your brother should leave quickly. This is my own business and has nothing to do with you."
Then, he sternly addressed the hostile knights, "My father was killed by the Queen. Are you going to abet evil and help the wicked Queen harm me, the legitimate heir?"
The knights were all confidants of the Queen. Upon hearing this, they felt no shame. Instead, they sneered, "The national power is now in the Queen's hands. Prince Snow White, you don't even have a single knight. Stop embarrassing yourself. Surrender obediently, and perhaps you'll suffer less."
"Heh, not a chance." Ono saw that Qiao Ci was still not leaving and became anxious, urging in a low voice, "You all leave quickly."
At this moment, Qiao Ci snatched Ono's sword, walked to his front, and stood proudly, looking coldly at the twenty knightly figures with their petty faces. "Who says Prince Snow White has no knights? I am his knight!"
Xiao Shuzi cried out in the system space. The lines it provided sounded so cool when the host enunciated them. It wanted to fawn over the host, *sniffle*, so cool.
Ono was stunned. He wanted to stop Qiao Ci from courting death. The six dwarves knew of Qiao Ci's terrifying strength and, fearing that Ono would get in the way and affect his sister's performance, they all rushed forward and pulled Ono away in a flurry.
"Prince Snow White, please don't get in the way here. Sister is very powerful."
"That's right. My sister can punch a wild boar to death with her bare hands. Beating these knights silly is no problem for her."
"You should stay further away, don't get any blood on you."
"Heh heh, my sister is really going all out to find a good man. Your Highness, you'll have to help her screen them carefully in the future and find more handsome and mighty men for my sister to choose from."
Seeing that Qiao Ci was just over a meter tall, the leading knight scoffed,
"Hahaha, someone like you, can you even reach my knees if you jump?"
The other knights also burst into laughter.
Qiao Ci twirled her sword and moved fiercely towards the leading knight, her voice cold and clear, "I can twist your skull off."
As the words fell, the sword had already pierced the man's forehead.
With the white blade going in and the red blade coming out, a bloody hole appeared in the man's forehead. The smile was still lingering on his face, and his eyes were filled with disbelief.
He suddenly fell to the ground, dead as could be.
Seeing this, the other knights were so scared that they retreated.
Mainly, Qiao Ci's aura was too terrifying. Realizing their fear, the knights became angry and drew their swords, lunging at Qiao Ci together.
She had violated their knightly dignity, and it was imperative to cleanse it with blood.
Ono struggled to help Qiao Ci, but was held back by the dwarves.
"Don't go, it's dangerous."
"Trust Sister, she can handle it. Even a black bear can't withstand her punch, let alone with a sword."
Qiao Ci weaved between the nineteen people. With a raise of her hand and a drop of her sword, in a short while, all the knights lay on the ground.
Ono looked at Qiao Ci, who stood proudly, holding a long sword dripping with the blood of the knights who were supposed to kill him.
At this moment, his heart pounded, and an indescribable emotion began to accumulate and change within him...
The few dwarves immediately let go of Ono and ran towards Qiao Ci with cheers, praising her generously:
"Ah, my dear sister, you are so amazing. Your brothers are proud of you."
"Sister, your heroic figure will forever be an eternal memory in your brothers' minds."
"Sister, ah, ah, ah... you are truly amazing!!!"
Qiao Ci smiled kindly at the dwarves and then looked at Ono, raising an eyebrow, "Your esteemed Highness Prince Snow White, please tell me, am I qualified to be your knight during your most arduous times and share honor and disgrace with you?"
Ono nodded as if possessed. By the time he realized he had been mesmerized by the seemingly glowing Qiao Ci, he felt a little shy.
Share honor and disgrace?
He could!
In the end, Qiao Ci accompanied Ono, and the six dwarf brothers went along as well.
Ivanka, at the edge of the Dark Forest, did not await the triumphant return of his knights. He had a premonition that they had surely failed.
This intuition had helped him avoid many crises, both in business and in this fairy tale world.
Without a second word, he fled back to the kingdom with the remaining ten knights.
When the Queen saw that he had not brought back Prince Snow White, her eyes were filled with charming trust. "You killed him directly and disposed of the body?"
"My dearest Queen, the Prince has gained powerful allies. I hope you can give me more men so I can completely eradicate them." Ivanka could not admit that he had been scared back without even meeting the prince.
He planned to use a human wave strategy to surround and flatten the place where the seven dwarves lived.
The Queen looked at his eyes hesitantly, analyzing the credibility of his words.
She could not mobilize large-scale military forces. She could only use the knights she had personally trained to assassinate Prince Snow White.
This was because Prince Snow White was the rightful heir to the throne. If her actions were too drastic, it would arouse dissatisfaction among the ministers.
However, Prince Snow White had to be killed. She looked at the heroic and interesting man before her and asked tentatively, "How many more knights do you need?"
"Five hundred knights, my dear Queen," Ivanka knew how to charm women, and his words were filled with teasing and flattery.
Hearing him call her Queen, a longing appeared in the Queen's eyes. She had long been tired of this life of constant worry, a life where even enjoying herself with the man she loved required caution. Why not take a big gamble?
At that time, she would be the noble Queen, and her subjects would worship and believe in her. She could do whatever she wanted.
Her mind clouded by power, she agreed to Ivanka's request and handed over her five hundred most trusted knights to him.
"Ivanka, once this matter is accomplished, you will be the man second only to me in the kingdom. I await your triumphant return." The Queen looked at Ivanka with affection, this man who brought her unprecedented joy, and who would hand over the throne to her.
"Yes, my dear Queen, I will always be loyal to you." Ivanka was very ambitious. He wanted more than just to be the Queen's lover; he wanted to be the King of this world, the only King.