"What's going on? Why's there a puppet guard here?"
While Rabbit Chacha was in a daze, she did not notice that the Imperial Guard puppet had slowly turned its head.
Angor quickly pulled Tea Tea's head back. Tea Tea finally realized what was going on and jumped down a flight of stairs with Angor in tow. They both clung to the inner wall and held their breaths in silence.
In the corridor, the puppet guard looked at the staircase and then turned its head back. Its subjective consciousness did not discover anything wrong. The reason it turned its head was because it subconsciously looked. This was a warning from its subconscious … it was just that the Imperial Guard puppet did not discover this.
Angor and Rabbit Chacha didn't dare to look around again.
"That puppet guard might have better anti-detection abilities. Don't look at it directly, even through the lenses," Angor suggested.
Of course, he couldn't see anything wrong with the puppet guard. He only said that to be more cautious.
Most of the time, fixed beliefs could make people careless. Rabbit Chacha always believed that they could avoid detection through the lenses. But what if the puppet guard was made for this purpose?
Rabbit Chacha sighed in relief. "Maybe you're right. But I don't understand. Why is there a puppet guard here? It wasn't here the last time I came. "
"Could it be that the half-length mirror is inside? That's why Earl Black Tea sent guards to guard it out of caution?"
"I don't think so."
If the half-length mirror was really precious, it would have been safer for Earl Dark Tea to have the puppet soldiers put it in the treasury when he left. There was no need for him to send someone to guard it.
The greater possibility was that …
"Is it because Count Blacktea sensed something?"
Rabbit Chacha turned around. "What do you mean?"
He didn't dare to look at Rabbit Chacha in the eye. "Maybe someone broke into the study not long ago, so Count Black Tea sent some guards here to prevent that from happening again."
Rabbit Chacha rubbed her chin. "You have a point … Huh? Wait, you're not talking about me, are you? Are you calling me a thief? "
Rabbit Chacha's eyes widened and her cheeks puffed up in anger.
Angor quickly tried to calm her down. "That's not what I meant. It's just a guess."
Rabbit Chacha narrowed her eyes and looked away. "Fine. You have a point."
Rabbit Chacha's tone turned gloomy. "Maybe it's because I borrowed a hat from the study, which alerted Count Black Tea and sent guards here."
Angor was speechless. Well, "borrowed". How could a cute rabbit steal a hat?
"What do we do now?" Rabbit Chacha lamented, "The Imperial Guard puppet won't move around randomly. Since it's been placed at the door of the study, it won't move for a while. If it doesn't move, we won't be able to go over … Sigh, now it's a little difficult."
Angor also fell into deep thought.
Just as Rabbit Chacha had said, the current situation was difficult. If the puppet guards did not leave, they would not be able to sneak in.
After a moment of silence, Rabbit Chacha's eyes lit up. "I have an idea."
Angor looked at Rabbit Chacha and waited for its explanation.
"I'll distract it. You sneak into the study," Rabbit Chacha said excitedly. Rabbit Chacha excitedly explained her plan. In summary, it could be summed up in one word: Create a diversion.
"You'll be found out if you do that."
Rabbit Chacha shook her head. "I'm good at mimicking sounds. When the patrolling maid is far away, I'll go to the window and pretend to be a hungry crow. Then I'll let out a low cry. The Imperial Puppet Guards will definitely come to check. When that time comes, you can rush into the study. The entrance is under the door, so you won't need to crawl in. Our plan will work. "
"Don't worry about me. I have a way to turn invisible. The guard won't find me."
Rabbit Chacha sounded confident. Angor believed that her invisibility was her trump card. She might be able to fool the guard.
The plan was quite feasible. However, Angor still shook his head. "No. Even if the guard doesn't find you, they'll still get suspicious."
As long as the puppets didn't notice anything unusual, it would be easy to sneak into Castle Black Tea. But if the puppets became suspicious and all of them became alert, Castle Black Tea's sneak mode would go off the charts.
Even if Angor could reach the study safely, or if he was lucky enough to find the half-length mirror in the study and leave the omen safely, he still wouldn't feel safe.
Rabbit Chacha might not be able to escape under the watchful eyes of the puppet guards.
Before this, Angor thought that the omen was just a dream. But after this trip, Angor felt that the omen was too real. So real that … it might just be a corner of a distant world.
Even if it wasn't real, there might be a way to affect reality. For example, Augustine's casual praise of "the poet bathed in moonlight" affected the end of Angor's trip to the underground sewer.
If something really happened to Rabbit Chacha here, it might affect the real Rabbit.
Angor had been very careful along the way. He even used his saddle as a cloth to wipe away their traces. He didn't want Rabbit Chacha to get into danger.
Besides, Rabbit Chacha helped him a lot along the way. As a reward, Angor didn't want to see Rabbit Chacha in danger.
"It's fine if they get suspicious. You just need to get into the study …" Rabbit Chacha didn't seem to care.
Angor shook his head. He didn't tell Rabbit Chacha what he was thinking. Instead, he said in a plain voice, "If the puppets already get suspicious here, then we can't go to the treasury. Therefore, it's best that we don't do anything to attract their attention. Creating a diversion will definitely make them suspicious. "
"Do you have any ideas?" Rabbit Chacha asked.
Angor didn't say anything.
Rabbit Chacha waved a hand. "See? You don't have any ideas. Just do as I say. As for the treasury, we can come again next time. "
Next time? Now that the count was gone, it was already difficult enough. How could they go to the treasury when the count came back?
Angor considered for a moment and suddenly recalled the scene when they hid behind the tree in the courtyard.
"There's a way," Angor whispered.
Rabbit Chacha: "What method?"
"Climb the wall."
…
About 15 minutes later, Angor and Rabbit Chacha carefully arrived at the fifth floor.
After avoiding the patrolling maids, they reached the balcony on the fifth floor.
Before they reached the edge of the balcony, a gust of wind blew at them and knocked them off their feet. Luckily, Rabbit Chacha grabbed the balcony door in time, or they would have been carried away by the wind.
A minute later, Rabbit Chacha looked at Angor from the corner of the balcony. "Are you sure you want to jump down from here?"
"It won't attract the puppets' attention. Besides, I checked the window of the study when I was by the pond. It's open, so I can get in.
Besides, the fifth floor isn't far from the fourth. "
Rabbit Chacha considered. "It's not far. But the wind is strong. We'll be gone if it blows us away."
"Not 'us'," Angor said. "Me."
Rabbit Chacha was surprised. "Huh?"
Angor lowered his voice. "You've helped me a lot along the way. I'll do it myself this time."
Angor knew that climbing the wall was dangerous, so he would take the risk himself instead of dragging Rabbit Chacha with him.
"No. Since I came with you —"
Angor cut her off. "Why not? Did you forget about my 'hang glider'?"
Angor adjusted his saddle. "If I can't hold on, I'll just be blown away. With my hang glider, I'll be fine as long as I don't fall into the pond.
Besides, I'll need you to come and help me if I'm blown away, so don't go.
Wait for me to succeed, and I'll go back to the human world. You can leave the castle safely. Or wait for me to fail and be blown away, and you can wait for me down there. "
Rabbit Chacha listened to Angor's options and hesitated. It sounded like they would be fine. They could always try again if they were blown away.
With that in mind, Rabbit Chacha hesitated for a moment before nodding. "Then, be careful."
Angor nodded.
After waiting for a while and making sure that the wind was not coming, Angor set off.
He carefully walked to the edge of the balcony and said to Rabbit Chacha, who was following behind him, "Wait a minute. If I don't appear at the window within ten minutes after I go in, it means that I've succeeded. Maybe I'll return to the human world."
"If he appears at the window within ten minutes, then we'll have to consider heading for the treasure vault."
Angor could see that Rabbit Chacha was worried, so he did not say anything like "don't worry". Instead, he assumed that he would succeed after entering the study.
"Also, if I didn't come out, it means I succeeded. Forgive me for leaving without saying goodbye. Thank you for your help. I hope we can meet again."
Rabbit Chacha was still worried about Angor's "climbing" business, but Angor's words changed her mind. "Better not. The Teapot Kingdom is very dangerous. You should stay in the human world."
Angor chuckled. "You're a mortal this time. Maybe next time we meet, you'll be a supernatural."
Rabbit Chacha shook her head. "Even a supernatural is dangerous in the Teapot Kingdom. You didn't see Count Black Tea this time. But if you meet him, even if it's just a peek, you'll understand the difference between us.
Besides, Count Black Tea is not the strongest person in the Teapot Kingdom. There are many people stronger than him. For example, south of Black Tea Forest is Grand Duke Black Tea's territory. Grand Duke Black Tea is the strongest among the strongest. I think the Teapot Kingdom is the only one who can defeat him.
So, don't even think about coming to the Teapot Kingdom. It's very, very dangerous. If you're not careful, you'll be turned into … an animal. "
Rabbit Chacha looked at Angor's nonchalant expression and hurriedly added, "I have a human friend who was turned into a beast by Princess Green Tea —"
Angor could see that Rabbit Chacha was sincerely trying to dissuade him from coming to the Teapot Kingdom. She even told Angor about her secret.
Previously, when Rabbit Chacha mentioned humans and animals, she was obviously a little sad. Perhaps it was because of this matter.
"Well, the Teapot Kingdom is indeed a dangerous place."
Rabbit Chacha nodded vigorously. "So, please don't come."
Angor sighed. "But it's not up to me to decide."
"Huh?" Rabbit Chacha didn't quite understand.
"It's nothing. I mean, I came to the Teapot Kingdom by accident as well. No one knows for sure. I won't encounter any accidents in the future. "
Angor crafted a half-body mirror in the real world, and a mirror appeared in the Teapot Kingdom in the omen.
Maybe he would make something else next time, and the omen would come to the Teapot Kingdom again.
Of course, it was unlikely that an alchemy omen would appear in a "TV series". However, he was using the "Mad Hatter's Coronation", a mysterious rune from the Teapot Kingdom. It wasn't impossible for him to come to the Teapot Kingdom again.
"If something happens to me again and I end up in the Teapot Kingdom, can I find you?"
Rabbit Chacha: "You'd better not think about that possibility."
Angor shrugged. "I meant if. Just in case."
Rabbit Chacha considered and said, "If you really end up in the Teapot Kingdom again, you can try calling for me."
"How?"
"I'll teach you a sacrificial ritual. You don't need to offer any meat. Just a hat, a teapot, or a teacup will do. Write my name on the item, and I'll follow the scent of the ritual to find you. "
After that, Rabbit Chacha dictated the process of the sacrificial ceremony.
With Angor's knowledge, he could easily tell that the ritual was fine. Besides, even mortals could set it up.
"Remember, you can only use this ritual if you accidentally fall into the Teapot Kingdom again. It won't work in the human world. "
Angor nodded. "Got it."
He then waved at Rabbit Chacha. "That's enough. I'm going down. Bye."
With that, he began to climb down the wall.
The reason why he started climbing the wall so abruptly was because he didn't want to give Rabbit Chacha time to react. If the rabbit regained its senses, it would probably worry again.
It was better to leave while the rabbit was still in a daze.
(End of Chapter)
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