Chapter 16: A Sudden Turn

When the prince and princess disappeared from everyone's sight, the banquet crowd began to stir.

The king couldn't help asking, "Which country's princess is that?"

He swore he had never seen such a beautiful princess; perhaps only such a princess could match his son.

The palace protocol officers frantically searched the banquet guest list, trying to identify the princess.

But no matter how they searched, they found no clue.

Wang Bo rubbed his temples. He felt he already knew what kind of world he was in.

Perhaps others were dazzled by the princess's beautiful appearance.

But not Wang Bo. He could clearly see that the princess was so enchanting not because of her natural charm, but because she had been enchanted with magic.

Wang Bo could clearly see that the blue gown she wore was also enchanted.

It was just an ordinary, even somewhat tattered red evening dress.

But under the effect of magic, it had turned into a beautiful blue evening dress, making the girl appear as noble as a princess.

Of course, these were not the main point.

The main point was the crystal high heels on the girl's feet.

When crystal shoes are mentioned, what does everyone think of? Naturally, the crystal shoes from the fairy tale—the ones the prince used to find Cinderella.

Besides the crystal shoes, there was also the magic that made the girl even more dazzling.

Now, Wang Bo was ninety percent sure he had entered the fairy tale world of Cinderella.

And the princess who had rashly barged into the banquet and taken away the prince was Cinderella herself—the kind-hearted girl who had long been abused by her stepmother and stepsisters.

And Prince Kit was naturally the prince who, with those crystal shoes, searched the entire kingdom to find his beloved.

If that were the case, then the problem arose.

What the hell was that dragon in the Kingdom of Xuna?

Wang Bo seemed to recall that in the story of Cinderella, there was no mention of other countries, let alone a dragon.

Even at best, Cinderella only depicted a corner of the world. The world he had entered was a complete one, so it was only natural that other countries existed.

But in the story of Cinderella, there should be no dragon.

So how did this dragon appear?

Initially, Wang Bo thought it was normal for another world to have dragons—after all, it was another world. Dragons, goblins, elves, even if goblins appeared, Wang Bo wouldn't find it strange.

But the problem was that in the story of Cinderella, there was no dragon, not even in the background. This made Wang Bo wonder: was this dragon really from this world?

Or could this dragon actually be... a transmigrator?

Without seeing the dragon, Wang Bo wasn't sure.

But Wang Bo made a mental note: perhaps he should go see this dragon.

At least meet it once to determine if it really was a transmigrator.

...

Dong, dong, dong—the twelve o'clock bell finally rang.

Wang Bo saw the princess, who had been swinging with the prince in the garden, suddenly stand up, hastily bid farewell to Prince Kit, and run out of the palace.

Wang Bo then remembered that after midnight, the magic on Cinderella would wear off, so she had to leave the palace before twelve.

Otherwise, she would revert from a princess to her original form.

Prince Kit, seeing his beloved girl run away, naturally didn't want her to go, so he gave chase.

But interestingly, a grown man ran for a long time without catching up to a young girl. Under the enchanted magic, Cinderella walked briskly, leaving the prince far behind as she dashed out of the palace.

However, while descending the stairs, Cinderella, running too fast, accidentally dropped one of her crystal high heels.

When she turned back to pick it up, the prince finally caught up, panting.

Seeing this, Cinderella gritted her teeth and jumped straight into the pumpkin carriage, speeding away.

Only Prince Kit remained, holding a crystal shoe, lost in thought.

Wang Bo, watching this through his X-ray vision, nodded to himself. It was confirmed: if this wasn't the world of Cinderella, what else could it be?

The crystal shoe had been left behind; what more could be said?

Wang Bo had always thought he had transmigrated to another world, but it turned out he had transmigrated into a fairy tale world.

Cinderella.

Even someone like Wang Bo, who didn't understand romance, knew that every girl harbored a Cinderella dream.

Just as every boy harbored a martial arts dream of galloping on horseback.

Wang Bo truly never expected that one day he would witness the real Cinderella with his own eyes.

After the banquet, Prince Kit still held the crystal shoe, looking utterly dejected.

Wang Bo knew that soon, this guy would take the crystal shoe and search the entire kingdom for unmarried girls, eventually finding his beloved, and they would live happily ever after.

After all, this was a fairy tale world.

But what Wang Bo didn't expect was that the next day, the palace suddenly announced the engagement of Prince Kit and Princess Selena of the Kingdom of Zaragoza.

Hearing this news, Wang Bo felt terrible.

Damn, this is all wrong.

Why isn't Prince Kit looking for his Cinderella? He's getting engaged to a princess from another country. This plot twist is too sudden. If you marry Princess Selena, what about Cinderella?

Could it be that I was wrong, and this isn't a fairy tale world?

No, the crystal shoe and magic both appeared. Wang Bo simply didn't believe this wasn't Cinderella's world.

He rubbed his temples. Cinderella had dropped the crystal shoe, but you, the prince, aren't following the plot. That doesn't make sense. What went wrong?

So Wang Bo went to the palace and found Prince Kit, wanting to see what had changed the prince's mind.

After understanding Wang Bo's purpose, Prince Kit said softly, "Duke, you and the king were right. As a prince, I cannot be too selfish. Between my country and the one I love, I cannot choose the one I love. I can only choose my country. This is my responsibility and my duty."

Hearing this, Wang Bo suddenly understood: it was all the dragon's fault.

If not for the dragon's appearance, which caused the Kingdom of Xuna's power to swell, Xuna would not have defeated the Kingdom of White Chrysanthemum, nor would it have demanded Prince Kit's kingdom submit, and Prince Kit would not have needed to marry a princess to stabilize the domestic situation.