Chapter 10
Anna immediately nodded in order to get out quickly from that cursed place.
After that she followed Cha obediently.
Not long after, they stopped in front of the towering bamboo forest lined up very neatly.
Anna was even more shocked when she saw that the bamboo forest suddenly split in two, she immediately took a few steps backwards with a frightened expression.
"The door is open!". Cha said as she turned her head towards Anna.
"Where?". Asked Anna who could not see a door.
Cha also pointed towards the front, immediately appearing at two large and towering gates.
Anna's eyes grew wide and her breathing started to become ragged with fear.
"As I recall, there wasn't a gate like this when I entered, but why is there now? What happened? ". Anna thought.
"Miss...".
Cha's voice brought Anna from her reverie, she immediately approached her.
"Please pass the two gates, then you will be in the human world". Cha said.
"Yes".
With a little hesitation, Anna immediately walked towards the two gates.
A few moments later, she had passed the gate and she was shocked again when she turned around and did not find the gate again.
"Gosh, this is like a dream. Am I really already in the human world?". Anna thought as she stared at all corners of the forest.
After she was sure that it was the human world, Anna immediately walked to find a path to the countryside in the Daeksu kingdom.
All she knew was that the forbidden forest is at the very end of the Gyongje kingdom.
After a long journey, Anna finally arrived at the village. She covered her face with her torn dress cloth.
"Excuse me ...". Anna tried to greet one of the residents who was sitting while chopping wood in the yard of her house.
The middle-aged man stopped his activities, he then turned to Anna with a complicated expression. He showed a cautious attitude because Anna looked very suspicious.
"What's wrong, Miss?". Asked the middle-aged man.
"What is it? Do you know the name of the royal king of Daeksu?". Asked Anna.
"King Sunjong...". Replied the middle-aged man.
Anna's heart immediately hurt to hear this, she was not willing to see the person who had killed her father cruelly ascend the throne.
"But, what I heard was that the king of the Daeksu kingdom was King Sujin, why could it change?". Asked Anna again who wanted to further correct what had happened in one night and two days.
The middle aged man's expression turned sad.
"What is wrong?". Asked Anna, confused.
"The wise King Sujin died a year ago, they were killed by a group of traitors led by princess Anna Lee who was thirsty for power. But, I do not believe that the gentle princess Anna can do it. Unfortunately, all people believe that The news. In fact, the royal party held a competition for whoever found Princess Anna Lee would be given a big reward". Said the middle-aged man while looking down sadly.
Anna's legs felt weak, she wanted to cry but she endured it as hard as she could. She was shocked to hear of her father's death which had happened a year ago. And the worst thing is, she became a royal fugitive.
"A year ago? Wasn't it two days ago? What date is this?". Asked Anna after controlling her emotions.
Having not had time to answer Anna's question, suddenly a voice shouted from the villagers.
Anna and the middle-aged man immediately turned to look at the group of warriors who were pulling several young women with their hands tied.
Immediately, the middle-aged man pulled Anna into his small house, and Anna immediately followed him without asking much.
After that Anna peeked through the window with the man.
"Please...". The young girls were screaming for help, they were crying in fear as they turned their backs.
They hope their parents help them. Unfortunately, those who tried to deter them were cruelly killed.
"Let's go!". Shouted the soldier who was at the back.
The young girls gasped in fear when they saw the whip in the soldier's hand, they were forced to walk obediently while crying.
"My child ...".
The parents of the girls could only scream for their child while crying.