Of course...
"The recipe for the immortality potion, we do have access to such a rare-level magic potionâs formulation in our temple."
"Itâs one of the precious ancient texts passed down from the now-vanished civilization of ancient magic. Even here in the Hidden Land, not everyone is qualified to read it, and very few are capable of preparing the potion."
"If Your Highness is interested, we can provide the recipe for you, okay?"
The High Priest, like a true witch, began to tempt the young princess.
"No, thereâs no need..."
Liz quickly shook her head, seemingly wanting to keep her distance from the High Priest.
It was imaginable that the High Priestâs witch-like demeanor made the innocent young princess a bit overwhelmed, right?
Seeing that the other party wanted to ruin his young wife, Reiger quickly interrupted.
"These things are not important."
As soon as he spoke, the High Priest immediately countered.
"Then what is considered important?"
Reiger was almost choked.
This woman... Doesnât play by the rules?!
"Arenât you a magician with prophetic magic?" Reiger wasnât intimidated, directly retorted, "Didnât you foresee our purpose for coming here?"
Upon hearing this, the High Priest rolled her eyes gracefully.
"Do you think foresight is that convenient?" The High Priest shrugged her slender shoulders, showing a helpless expression, "This kind of advanced magic that can peer into the future, you must know itâs not a power that can be used anywhere, anytime, right?"
"If itâs some irrelevant and not-too-distant future, then itâs relatively easy to foresee."
"But the further in the future, the harder it is to foresee, especially if it impacts history and the world itself significantly."
Speaking of this, the High Priest gave an example.
"Take Your Highness for example, sheâs already 15 years old this year and has survived outside for more than a decade, yet it wasnât until recently that I suddenly sensed something and performed a foresight, only then did I detect Your Highnessâs existence."
"In order to accurately foresee Your Highnessâs location, condition, and some future developments, I was almost drained of all my magic power, and consumed some life force as well. Eventually, with the help of other priests and the power of some precious treasures, I successfully made the foresight."
"But even then, I could only ascertain where Your Highness was and âseeâ the future where Evie and Leo, those two little ones, brought you back here."
"As for more, I simply couldnât see."
The High Priestâs explanation reminded Reiger of Belutiâs existence.
Beluti, though she hadnât learned prophetic magic like the High Priest, could foresee the arrival of certain disasters.
This kind of foresight is also uncontrollable, and only allows one to see very limited future fragments.
"Indeed, truly realizing foresight is not only troublesome, but immensely intriguing."
Reiger suddenly expressed his feelings.
"Right?" The High Priest sighed empathetically, complaining, "Such an inconvenient magic, I donât know what was wrong with me back then, that I actually went to learn it, studied it for more than ten years."
"More than ten years, I was in my prime, a girlâs most precious decade of youth was spent learning such inconvenient magic, truly uneconomical."
"Alas, I regret it so much, if only I wasnât attracted by âforeknowledgeâ back then."
Seeing the High Priest beginning to ramble, both Reiger and Liz were taken aback.
Luckily, before long, the High Priestâs demeanor changed.
"That being said, I can actually guess what Your Highness wants to ask me." Suddenly, the High Priest looked intently at Liz, "You want to know your own background, who your parents are, and where are they now, right?"
Upon hearing this, Lizâs eyes immediately lit up.
"You, do you know where my parents are?"
Instantly, Liz anxiously inquired.
The former King of Ginas Kingdom was not her biological father, and she was not truly a princess of Ginas Kingdom.
Given this, why was she sent to the royal palace and treated as Hemulinpâs own daughter?
If he wasnât her biological father, then where are her biological father and mother?
Also Granny Mia... where is she now?
These were issues Liz desperately wanted to know currently.
Regarding this, the High Priest continued to gaze at Liz briefly before speaking slowly.
"I do know some things."
"No, actually, after learning of Your Highnessâs existence, I and the priests at the temple spent a lot of energy and finally uncovered many things."
"Because of this, although I am not very certain of your situation, I have some speculations about Your Highnessâs background."
The High Priest paused slightly before speaking with some deep meaning.
"If Your Highness wants to know, I will tell you all the things I discovered and speculated."
"But you might need some mental preparation."
"Because what Iâm about to say next, even the priests at the temple were astonished for a long time after finding out."
This sounded like intentional intimidation.
And the young princess was naturally successfully intimidated, not only showing timidity but unconsciously swallowing, finally extending a hand to tightly grip Reigerâs sleeve like a frightened little bird, giving a trembling impression.
Reiger furrowed his brows, just about to admonish the High Priest to restrain herself when the young princess took a deep breath and appeared resolute.
"Please tell me." Liz bravely said, "I want to know my background, no longer want to be kept in the dark."
"Please!"
While saying so, the young princess also bowed to the High Priest.
But her bow instead made the High Priest somewhat flustered.
"No, no, thereâs no need for this for me to tell you, Your Highness." The High Priest not only avoided Lizâs bow but repeatedly waved her hand, saying, "You are indeed the noble Reinnaier, the King of our distant ancestors, and also our King."
"You are the most distinguished royalty in this world, possessing the noblest bloodline."
"So, please donât be so polite to me."
Seems, even for a witch-like High Priest, there is reverence and veneration for Reinnaier.
Though the High Priest holds the highest status in the Hidden Land, even in ancient magic civilization, she is one below, a figure of great power second only to the Queen. Thus, facing ordinary royal members doesnât require humility, yet Reinnaier is not only royalty but was once part of the heroic lineage that led humanity to survive in this world.
For heroes, even a highly ranked High Priest must show respect.
Since the destruction of ancient magic civilization, itâs been eleven thousand years, and now theyâve finally welcomed back the noble heroâs descendant, the royal lineage; naturally, the High Priest couldnât possibly let Liz bow to her.
Hence...
"Since Your Highness is mentally prepared, then let me first tell you one thing."
The High Priest lifted Liz up, her expression becoming serious and earnest.
"Firstly, let me tell you, there is something strange about your existence."
Strange?
What does this mean?
Reiger and Liz were both slightly stunned.
Seeing this, the High Priest didnât keep them in suspense and spoke bluntly.
"We have reviewed the ancient texts left by our ancestors and confirmed one thing."
"That is, after the âdisasterâ erupted, the royal bloodline did not survive in this world."
"In other words, after the ancient magic civilization perished, the royal family couldnât possibly continue to thrive outside."
"Your existence in itself is problematic."