Chapter 1644


    Vivian immediately turned around at the sound of the voice.


    Indeed, it was Daphne and her son, Jason, who had arrived separately.


    "Prince Kurt, have you decided? Are youing with me to the ck Marsh? If you''ve decided, I''ll


    bring you there now" Daphne asked smilingly.


    ck Marsh? What ck Marsh? isn''t this already our destination? Vivian did not know what Kurt and


    Daphne were talking about.


    Her expression changed slightly as she asked, "What''s that ce? Where is it?"


    Daphne smiled again.


    "Vivian, this man next to you is Elysium’s prince.Back then, his mothermitted a crime that was


    punishable by death.Do you think the people of Elysium would agree to let a royal concubine who has


    committed a capital crime stay here?"


    Upon hearing that, color drained out of Vivian''s face.


    A crime that''s punishable by death? In order to save her child''s life, the woman had tried her best to


    send her child away.


    Vivian could hardly believe that Kurt''s mother was sentenced to death because of that.


    Should she have watched her child die and done nothing instead? Vivian was so upset that she was


    quivering with anger.


    "That''s because this is such a horrible ce that is brutal, conservative, and backward! Why don''t you


    ask your son if he thinks it''s right for his father to sentence you to death in Yartran if you had tried to


    send him away in an attempt to save his life?"


    "Le Daphne was stumped and unable toe up with a reply.It was a fact that that was an absolutely


    ruthless and senseless decision.As Kurt listened to the two women''s conversation, a surge of warmth


    rose in his heart.


    "All right, that''s enough.Vivi, wait for me here.I''ll be back soon" said the young man as he turned


    around to the girl who was trying her best to defend him.


    Vivian''s face paled instantly when she heard that.


    "No way.I''ming with you.Where''s that ce? Let''s go together."


    "Vivian, that''s not possible.ck Marsh is located in the middle of the River of Styx.This ebony wooden


    boat can barely support two people.If youe along, it will definitely capsize.Besides, ck Marsh is


    not as simple as you imagine.The air there is extremely stale, and there are all sorts of poisonous


    creatures around.Moreover, if you identally slip, you will end up falling into a bottomless


    swamp.Vivian, do you have a death wish?"


    Daphne reminded Vivian in a rather cold voice.


    Is it really that dangerous? Fear appeared in Vivian''s eyes after hearing the woman''s words.


    Upon seeing that, Kurt took Vivian aside and tucked some stray strands of the girl''s hair behind her ear


    before looking into her sparkling ck eyes and saying gently, "Don''t worry.I''ll be fine.After all, I was


    born here, and I know this ce very well.All you have to do is to wait for me here and protect


    yourself.That would help me a lot."


    After he finished speaking, Kurt took out something from his pocket.


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    Vivian looked down and saw that it was a dagger that the man had carried with him since he was


    young.


    It was as long as his palm and cleverly designed.It looked just like a child''s toy with colorful patterns on


    the sheath of the dagger.


    "This is..."


    "My mom made this for me when I was young.She had drawn the patterns on the sheath herself, and I


    have been carrying it with me for years.I am giving it to you now, and I hope that it will keep you safe


    from harm."


    The young man spoke in a tender voice that felt like a gentle sea breeze.


    Vivian''s heart skipped a beat, and a blush quickly spread across her cheeks.


    It was the sweetest thing Kurt had ever said to her.


    Besides, apart from that eagle-shaped buckle, he had never given her any gifts.


    The dagger was the second one.


    Moreover, it was something that his mom had left him.


    When Vivian took over the dagger, she could feel the man''s lingering warmth on it, and her heart raced.


    "Alright.You have to be back as soon as possible."


    "Sure.Don''t be scared.You''re not alone here."


    Those were thest words Kurt spoke before getting onto the ebony wooden boat with Daphne.


    The ebony wooden boat was, in fact, just made up of a few wooden nks tied together.


    The reason the high priests of Elysium were able to cross River of Styx with that was mainly because


    of their ability to control maic poisonous worms.


    Once those worms entered the ebony wood, attractive forces between the maic forces in the


    worms and the iron at the bottom of the river would stabilize the wooden boat on the surface of the


    river, preventing it from capsizing.


    However, the people of the backward Elysium tribe would never get to know that secret.They had


    always thought that with such abilities, the high priests were gods who were omnipotent.


    While Daphne took Kurt to the middle of the river, Vivian remained on the shore.


    After Kurt disappeared from her sight, the girl found a rock and sat on it while ying with the dagger


    and gazing toward the river intermittently.


    Jason was also there with her.


    However, they did not speak to each other, behaving just likeplete strangers.


    If not for the sudden footsteps that sounded behind them, both of them would probably not have had


    any interactions until Kurt and Vivian returned.


    "Someone is here! Let''s hide!"


    Jason was a boy after all.


    When he heard the footsteps, his expression darkened, and he rushed toward the girl at once.