Reborn After Betrayal: The Frail True Princess Decides to Give Up

Chapter 247 : Go Ask Erwin

Shanie scratched her head for a long time, thought for half a day, then answered hesitantly:"It should have been when I was five or six years old, when I was playing with friends at the old village site and found it by accident."

The old village site... sure enough, it was that strange place again.

Even though much time had passed, Celitia could still feel that faint, peculiar aura emanating from it.

Celitia stood up, taking the golden cup and walking to the nearby open space.

She spread out the parchment with the formation drawn on it, placed the magic crystal stone again, put the cup in the center of the formation, and activated the authentication magic.

Shanie watched her movements, curiously leaning in: "Could this really be a genuine treasure?"

"Don't be hasty, let's see the authentication results first." Celitia smiled.

In the magic formation, the cup glowed with a faint golden light. The traces of time slowly faded away, and it became bright as new, the intricate patterns on the cup body becoming more prominent.

When the authentication magic ended, the cup slowly returned to its original dull, ancient appearance.

After carefully examining the authentication results, Celitia raised an eyebrow:

"This cup has about three hundred years of history—it might really be some relic treasure."

"Three hundred years?!" Shanie exclaimed. "Even if it's not a treasure, with three hundred years of history, it's definitely an antique!!"

Benita couldn't help but feel envious: "It seems your luck was very good even as a child."

"Of course," Shanie proudly puffed out her chest. "My luck has always been quite good!"

Judy sighed quietly: "But if it really is a treasure, who knows if it's a blessing or a curse..."

Celitia was thinking that Lake and Olar were so persistent—could it be not just framing, but they were really looking for some treasure?

Seizing Lake's family's land wouldn't benefit Baron Tucker that much.

But if he forcibly imprisoned Lake and seized their land, Baron Tucker would have sufficient reason to repeatedly excavate that piece of land.

However, the treasure in Shanie's hands was discovered ten years ago at the old village site, which was quite far off.

Perhaps what Tucker and the others were looking for was this cup, but their information source was inaccurate and they got the wrong location.

When Annie returned, through their dreams, they might be able to glimpse a corner of the truth.

Thinking this, Celitia temporarily suppressed her doubts.

After lunch, Celitia rested in the guest room for a while until Annie finally jumped in through the bedroom window.

Bouncing to Celitia's pillow, Annie said as if seeking credit: "Boss, I'm back!"

"Don't call me boss... forget it."

Celitia gave up correcting her. "How was it? What did you gain from your trip to Baron Tucker's place?"

Seeing her actively ask, Annie became even more proud:

"Of course! While they were napping, I let each of them properly enjoy a nightmare! It's just that when I'm not on the inner side, I can't freely change back to my original form, so I had to run on legs. I ran until my legs almost broke."

"Thank you for your hard work," Celitia soothingly stroked her fur. "In their dreams, did you discover anything noteworthy?"

"Huh? Noteworthy things?"

Annie widened her crimson eyes, confusedly scratching her fluffy head with her hind leg. "Well, I didn't pay much attention to that, I was busy eating..."

Celitia was momentarily speechless.

Indeed, she shouldn't have had any expectations for this silly rabbit...

Then she heard Annie continue:

"But those two most annoying guys—the ones you call baron and Olar—their dreams were very similar. Their dreams were all about treasures, ruins, riches... In my opinion, they're crazy with the desire to get rich!"

Annie giggled. "How can ruins not have traps? So I made them step on a trap with every step—they must have loved it!"

"I see..."

Celitia thought of that golden cup again.

It probably wasn't a coincidence. Baron Tucker and Olar might really think there were ruins here, which was why they dared to do such things.

"You did very well, thank you, Annie." Celitia patted the rabbit's head.

"Really? Boss praised me!"

Annie was super excited, bouncing up from her pillow. "Should I do more work and make everyone in the village have nightmares too!"

"Enough, enough," Celitia was startled. "You absolutely must not drag the whole village into this!"

"Oh, okay..." Annie disappointedly lay back down.

This little dream demon got a bit of praise and wanted to tear the roof off?

Celitia couldn't help but laugh and cry.

After resting a bit more, when everyone was about ready, Celitia opened the door and walked out of the guest room.

"Shanie," Celitia called out. "That cup—did you put it away?"

"Didn't you say it was an antique?" Shanie pointed to the display cabinet in the living room. "I wiped it clean and put it on the shelf, planning to appreciate it as a collectible!"

"Take it down first. Let's bring it and go find Mr. Erwin." Celitia said.

Shanie asked puzzledly: "Teacher? What are we going to see teacher for?"

"Well... to ask Mr. Erwin if he knows anything about this golden cup."

Erwin had been a famous adventurer in his youth and knew the ruins and treasures of various places in detail.

"Mr. Erwin?" Just then, Ariel walked over, having heard their conversation. "Which Mr. Erwin are you talking about?"

It couldn't be the one she knew, could it?

"He's my teacher," Shanie answered. "His name is Erwin Taylor."

"Erwin Taylor?" Ariel's expression immediately became strange. "There shouldn't be a second Erwin Taylor in this world, right?"

Shanie asked curiously: "Lady Ariel, do you know my teacher?"

"Well... I wouldn't say I know him, but I've heard his name." Ariel looked at the two. "Haven't you heard of him?"

Celitia shrugged and didn't answer, pretending to look completely bewildered.

Shanie was puzzled: "Has teacher's reputation for drinking and not paying his debts already spread to Cassia?"

"Never mind, it's nothing..." Ariel didn't know what to say for a moment.

Shanie actually called that Erwin Taylor "teacher"?

That meant Shanie was that guy's junior disciple...!

For a moment, Ariel's fists felt a bit itchy.

Specifically, she wanted to spar with Shanie to see her level.

Wait, wait, now wasn't a good time...

Forcibly suppressing her urge to fight, Ariel said to Shanie:

"In that case, I'll come along to visit Mr. Erwin too."

"Great, let's all go together!" Shanie certainly had no objections.

After Benita finished preparing, everyone took the golden cup and set off together for Erwin's residence.