Kingdom’s Bloodline Chapter 235: That thing (below)

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A moment later, another room in Kongming Palace.

"I can't believe it."

Jen looked coldly at Thales in front of him: "Tyles Canxing, how could you make such a low-level and stupid mistake?"

Look how happy he is.

Thales sat opposite him and coughed:

"So now I..."

"You actually let an unarmed, rootless little girl in the Emerald City steal the prey you want in full view?" Zhan En couldn't believe it, and his words were full of accusations.

Wrong, she is not without foundation.

Instead, she puts her roots in the ground that you can't see.

Thales shrugged:

"She has an extreme knight at her disposal."

"And you have the entire Emerald City!"

"A disobedient Emerald City."

But Zhan En blamed him persistently:

"Then why didn't you favor her? Let her get involved in such a dangerous game?"

"You mean, you want me to lock her up like I locked you up?"

"We have an agreement, Thales!"

Jane waved impatiently:

"No matter how badly we fight, it has nothing to do with her, let her stay away from this pile of shit!"

The opponent's attitude was fierce, Thales bowed his head helplessly:

"I know, but this time it's her own decision..."

When the words came to his lips, Thales woke up.

His expression changed, and he responded suspiciously:

"Wait, it's wrong, why are you aggressively accusing me?"

The prince patted the table unhappily:

"Hey! Obviously I was the one who was robbed, and I should be the one who should be aggrieved!"

Jen En snorted coldly.

"You have brought the blame on yourself. You are the retribution for sitting on this seat. You have great aspirations and talents, but you have high eyes and low abilities. You act treacherously and are weak and incompetent."

Zhan En said coldly, without sympathy.

Thales took a deep breath.

Aspirational and talented.

Have eyes high but hands low.

Breach of faith.

Weak and incompetent.

Retribution.

In normal times, no matter how ugly and humiliating—even if it is a star under the skirt—the scolding, His Royal Highness can still smile. After all, he has experienced hundreds of people in the Palace of Heroes The hero of protecting the country who was baptized in turn by the great men of the Northland (everything is inseparable from the **** and parents and family members).

Compared to those non-technical venting scolding, Zhan En's scolding is so eloquent, well-founded, clear and serious, it still makes him a little...

"The stars are shining, but there is a prince like you, really..."

Jen En was both disappointed and disdainful. In the end, he turned his head and lowered his voice, but he was still caught by the senses of hell:

"It's really an idiot in power, and the country's fortune is not prosperous."

The straw bag...

Thales closed his eyes and took another deep breath.

It's okay, it's okay.

Come on, Thales, inhale, exhale, inhale again...

After all, it was his sister who had the accident, so if you care about it, it will be messy. I understand, understand, understand very well.

Let him say a few words to vent his anger.

Inhale, exhale...

Idiots of a country——Bah, a prince should have the tolerance to take offense.

No big deal.

Inhale, exhale...

It's nothing!

!

Thales opened his eyes angrily, facing the disdainful Zhan En.

Wait, wait, when I recover from the momentary setbacks, plan wisely, turn the situation around and turn the tide, when the mast and scull are wiped out while talking and laughing, I will hit him in the face again!

Thales thought viciously, and let out this long breath.

"So, here it is."

Thales turned his face back, trying to make his words not sound so yin and yang:

"Ms. Cecilia Cavendir is courageous, bravely won the three armies, outwitted the prince, captured the murderer by her own power, brought justice to the endangered Emerald City, and punished the evil. Shan, by the way, coerce me to let you go."

Jen En sneered, both sarcastic and disdainful.

"As a big brother, you have nothing to say?"

"I know, you lost face and face outside, and you became angry and wanted to get it back." Zhan En didn't even look at him, "That's why you came to me."

Thales choked again.

"Wrong," he coughed, "in fact, I went to arrest Lausanne II, the killer who obeyed Federico's order, for no other reason than to cooperate with you and clear your suspicion as soon as possible , take you from..."

"Cooperation? Really?"

Jane's tone of disdain:

"But how can I remember the last time we met, you still put on airs and said you still have to 'consider it'?"

Thales gritted his teeth, bit the bullet and continued:

"No, what we said last time was that you want me to show a little 'sincerity' before advancing our cooperation..."

"And what I want is Federico," Jann continued. "Is he dead?"

Thales couldn't help but have a meal.

"I was about to talk about this. In fact, because of Xilai's impulsiveness and meddling, our cooperation had a little accident."

Jane looked back with a frown.

Thales smiled and shrugged:

"You see, without Lausanne II and the information he should have provided, I would not have been able to conclude so many murders, and I would not have been able to successfully convict and execute Federico, let alone in the arbitration Clear your suspicions to rule your innocence—"

"You really can't help it," Zhan En interrupted him: "You still don't want to, don't you want to?"

Thales was silent for a while.

"You mean, after being severely humiliated and threatened by your sister in front of so many people, losing all face?" The prince raised his voice, "Maybe both."

Jen En's face turned cold:

"Stop talking nonsense, and stop acting, Thales, and say: What do you want?"

Thales looked at him deeply, and after a few seconds, he sighed.

"Okay. Because of your sister, I have to pay more to correct the situation and maintain the deteriorating Emerald City. Therefore, I believe you need to take some joint and several responsibility for Xilai's impulsiveness and make up for it. ..."

Jane interrupted him:

"Okay, as long as Federico dies, I will return the government to Kongming Palace smoothly, let alone make up for it, I promise to return you a vibrant and rich Emerald City, and even the entire South Coast Territory."

He looked at Thales confidently.

Thales hesitated to speak, then paused.

"Look, it's Federico again. So we're back where we started," the prince shook his head. "It doesn't work."

Jen En glanced at him coldly and snorted softly.

"Let me see Xilai, and I will persuade her to return the prisoner to you."

"Okay, as long as I find her first," Thales promised happily, "By the way, do you want to see the living or the dead?"

"I'm serious."

"Me too!"

Thales' cold refusal made Jann look sideways.

"You have to understand, Xiaohuahua, the problem is not with me now," he took a deep breath and tilted his head, "it's her, your good sister who is hindering me, threatening me, causing trouble for me, preventing me Emerald City returns to normal."

This time, Jen stared at him for a long time.

A few seconds later, he showed a disdainful smile.

"Yeah, I can imagine," the Guardian Duke of the South Bank snorted coldly, "When this news spreads, the entire Emerald City will laugh, saying that the dignified Duke of Xinghu was played around by a little girl, 'incompetent The prince can't even catch a murderer', 'the star under the skirt has soft ears when he sees a woman', etc..."

Thales' complexion changed slightly.

People, do you really say that?

But he didn't show it on his face, he just put on a straight face:

"You think this is funny?"

"There is a little..."

Jen shook his head and quickly returned to the topic:

"Actually, I mean, it sounds terrible: the second prince acted recklessly and returned home, not only failed to protect the country and the people at the critical moment, but also let a little girl from the Calvin Dill family speak out Threatening you terribly, disobeying orders openly, making you ashamed and losing your prestige..."

Thales frowned more and more.

Jen En's speech became smoother and smoother, with a strange smile:

"It is conceivable that the new ruler is not capable enough to overwhelm the public. From the bureaucracy to the common people, people will be very disappointed. Their confidence in the Emerald City will further drop, and they will begin to believe that the Emerald City has indeed changed. Worse, and will surely decline in chaos..."

Thales couldn't help but counterattack:

"So it is more convenient for you to manipulate me, force me to compromise with you and your sister, and release you to save the Emerald City as soon as possible?"

Jen En glanced at him and snorted in disdain.

"Believe me, I didn't know it beforehand. It was Xilai who was eager to save people. She underestimated the impact of this move."

"But I have to clean up the mess." Thales said coldly.

Jane smiled.

"Then you should understand better, Thales, your chips are getting less and less." He leaned forward, showing a sense of intimidation, "You lost your wallet, you should work hard Get it back, or make money from the right way to make up for the loss, instead of blackmailing your good neighbor in anger."

"Even if the one who stole my wallet is my good neighbor's sister?"

"Stop making excuses for your incompetence, Thales, do you really think that without Xi Lai, your situation will be better? Many things seem accidental, but they are inevitable."

Jane shook his head:

"It is always easier for rulers to blame others, especially the weak, than to reflect on themselves."

He narrowed his eyes:

"However, giving up what is difficult and seeking easy is often the origin of tyranny."

Thales was silent for a long time after hearing this.

Jane refused to back down.

And he was right, after Xilai's disturbance, the Emerald City was even more in danger.

He has no time.

Thinking of this, the prince raised his eyes.

"Let's be honest, Jann. Once Federico dies, I will lose my bargaining chip to restrain you," Thales said with certainty, "That is unacceptable to me."

Jane hummed inexplicably.

Thales knocked on the table:

"Unless you let me see now, even if you return to the position of city lord, our previous agreement will still count."

Jen En smiled and said:

"For example, take the money to pay off the debt now, and pay you back a complete Emerald City, so that you can go to the Fuxing Palace?"

Thales did not speak.

Zhan En's face turned cold as soon as he closed his smile.

"Then I will lose the bargaining chip to restrain you," Duke Iris refused to budge. "You will most likely pull me off after that and put Federico in place."

Thales frowned:

"So this is a deadlock, not negotiable?"

Jen En snorted lightly.

"Remember, Thales, you are putting on airs here, trying to blackmail me every minute and every second, the Emerald City and even the South Shore Territory are burning, and the burnt part needs more to be rebuilt. cost and time.”

Jane turned his face away.

"And once it is burned to ruins and sinks completely, we will lose both," the Duke of South Bank said, "Your father will not be satisfied."

Seeing the other party's attitude, Thales' heart sank.

He couldn't help but think of what Federico said just now:

【Consider my proposal, Your Highness, if you can handle Zhan En with this matter, there may be surprises. 】

Thales gently closed his eyes and sighed in his heart.

"Anyway, he will not be satisfied anyway." The prince whispered.

Jen En turned around with doubts in his eyes:

"What did you say?"

Thales opened his eyes and looked up with a tired expression.

"You know, I persuaded him that way too," he shook his head with a bitter tone, "My father."

Thales let out a long sigh.

"I advised him that there were so many accidents in his plan to conquer Xihuang. It seemed that his luck was not good, but in fact it was all inevitable." The second prince leaned back in his chair and said with a wry smile, "It's him The consequences of years of domineering and radicalism.”

Jen En couldn't help frowning when he heard such incredible words as "Conquering the Western Wilderness".

"And I also persuaded him not to blame others, but to find the reason from himself," Thales' eyes were fixed, as if talking to himself, "to solve the problem, not to solve the problem caused by it People—more often than not, they’re just people who find problems.”

Perhaps it was the first time he heard Thales talk about the king emotionally, but Zhan En couldn't react in time and was stunned.

"Because, as you said, 'What is difficult to find is often the origin of tyranny'," Thales said with emotion, "from "The Strategies of the Worthy King", right?"

"Oh?"

Zhan En's eyes moved, and he was a little surprised:

"I thought you only read books written by people from the North, or the mysterious author Hegel who couldn't find it in all the books."

Thales shook his head and didn't explain much:

"But even though I raised my sword to force the palace and was exiled from the capital, he still refused to listen to the advice. He still insisted on going his own way, insisting on using the fastest speed, the most fierce strength, and no matter the cost, to bring the Emerald City into his pocket in."

Jane's breath stagnates.

"That's why I asked myself to come, because I know that if he is allowed to do so," the prince's eyes were pained, and there was a bit of despair in it, "It's not just the Emerald City, the collapse of the kingdom is only a matter of time .”

He thought of the confrontation with King Kessel in Ballard's room, and he felt tired.

Zhan En rolled his eyes:

"Then you shouldn't be with me..."

Thales continued talking on his own and interrupted him:

"But during this period of time, whether it's fighting against him, you, or even Xilai, I'm physically and mentally exhausted and disheartened—I've had enough."

Enough is enough.

Thales raised his head and looked directly at the Duke of South Bank.

"Especially after meeting with you today, I understand better," the prince clenched his teeth, his eyes spit fire, "he is absolutely absolute and will not listen to my advice."

At that moment, Zhan En had an ominous premonition.

"As your uncle said, Zhan En, the strong, especially those in power, they never have to and will not take the initiative to retreat."

Thales pressed his knees and stood up slowly.

"And I want to persuade him, or in other words, there is one, and only one, way to stop him."

The only one.

Thales closed his eyes and took a deep breath.

Jen En's eyelids twitched, and he also stood up subconsciously: "Thales, we don't need..."

"That is to return to the Fuxing Palace," Thales opened his eyes, his eyes were firm, and his tone was decisive, "Put on that damned nine-star crown as soon as possible."

Nine-star crown.

Jen En frowned slightly.

These words seem to have some kind of magical power. When they are spoken, the whole room is as silent as a tomb.

Even the hustle and bustle outside the window cannot penetrate.

Depressing.

Thales stood up straight and stared at Zhan En.

"So, you have to understand, Jen."

He withdrew his fingers and tapped his chest.

"I'm Thales, and even the second prince," he gritted his teeth, and said word by word with great strength, "Tales, fucking, to be the king, Can Xing. "

Jen En couldn't help being surprised when he saw Thales like this for the first time.

"So, I don't care who is sitting on the throne of your **** Iris Flower Duke, and I don't care who is right and who is wrong in this dispute between you and Fei De, and who is up and who is down, and what is going on between your father and his father? I'm not interested in who killed who..."

Jen En and Thales met their eyes, startled.

"And the only thing I care about is..."

Thales raised his finger, with anger and resentment in his eyes.

"When all this is over, how much wealth can I leave in Emerald City, let me use it to the Fuxing Palace in exchange for my—"

Speaking of this, Thales looked coldly.

He pointed to the top of his head:

"The future crown?"

At that moment, Zhan En's expression changed slightly.

"But whether it is Xilai's unexpected move last night or your perfunctory response at this moment, I am very disappointed and very angry."

Thales took a deep breath and gritted his teeth every word:

"If I, concerned about the ever-deteriorating Emerald City, compromised with Xilai, and returned your 'innocence', and let you, the son of a bitch, come out intact and regain power, and continue to live happily ever after, then it would be tantamount to nothing Change, I handed in a blank paper to the Fuxing Palace...

"If I refuse to compromise and watch the Emerald City's economy collapse under my rule, the South Bank leader's rule is in chaos, and the wealthy Queen's City is in shambles, then what I hand over to the Fuxing Palace will be a wrong from the beginning to the end. The red paper of the score...

"Or worse, just imagine, if Xilai really digs out some incredible things and truths from Lausanne II, and counterattacks me with reason and evidence, so that you can win a big victory...that's even better, I There is no need to hand in anything, and the test paper will be torn up before returning to the palace."

Contrary to the previous calmness and calmness, at this moment, every time the prince said a word firmly, Zhan En's expression inevitably became more dignified.

For this reason, Duke Iris coughed, trying to ease the atmosphere:

"That's right, your situation is indeed at a disadvantage when facing His Majesty, but you may not be at the end of your rope. Many people of insight from all over the kingdom..."

"And do you know what these three situations have in common?" Thales raised his voice unconsciously.

Although he had confronted him countless times, in the face of such a serious Thales, Zhan En suddenly found that he didn't know how to react.

"That's it," Thales took a deep breath, and squeezed out an ugly but creepy smile, "No matter which one I choose, that damned crown is getting farther and farther away from me."

"I can only sit in a sad city and watch him act recklessly on the throne and push the whole kingdom to..."

"Thales!" Jen En interrupted him sharply.

Thales raised his head suddenly!

"So!"

The prince spoke softly, but every word weighed heavily:

"So I'm really really, really fed up."

"I know," Zhan En tried to explain, "but because of this, you can't let the Emerald City fall into his hands..."

But Thales ignored him.

He just walked to the door, turned around again, and looked at Zhan En sincerely.

"So, for the next thing, I have to apologize to you first: Jen, I'm sorry, but I'm really, really sorry."

He closed his eyes and nodded slightly in apology.

But Zhan En smelled something wrong.

"What do you mean? What are you going to do?"

He left his seat and looked at Thales suspiciously.

Thales raised his head, smiled wryly, and sighed helplessly.

"I admit, I can't solve your financial and ruling traps in Emerald City, and I can't ignore the wishes of the Fuxing Palace." The prince shook his head and admitted his powerlessness, "In this situation, whatever I do is wrong, And Emerald City is getting more and more chaotic day by day, I don't have time, I have to..."

Jane's brows are getting tighter and tighter:

"What are you doing?"

Thales looked at Zhan En.

"I know this is difficult for you to accept, and I am too, and I am not willing... Even Xilai himself may not be so willing."

Jane's eyelids twitched:

"Who are you talking about?"

Thales shook his head haggardly:

"But he, my father will be satisfied, and I believe the Emerald City will be as well."

Jen En stepped forward quickly and came to Thales, suppressing his anxiety and anger:

"What are you satisfied with? What are you going to do to Xilai!"

"You won't give in, and neither will my father, but Kevin Dill and the Canxing family can." Thales looked bitterly, "I've decided, as long as Xilai and I get married, the emerald city will face a lot of difficulties." The dilemma..."

Winter!

Before he finished speaking, the defenseless Thales felt his face go numb, and a golden star appeared in front of his eyes!

He fell to the ground with a thud, only to feel the ringing in his ears, and the numbness in his cheekbones gradually turned into unbearable pain.

"You son of a bitch!"

Zhan En's furious roar is deafening:

"Impossible!"

Thales propped up his upper body in pain, and touched his cheek, the pain made him hiss endlessly.

But he still insisted on speaking:

"I'm afraid that's out of your control. If Xilai knew that this could save you, she wouldn't turn against..."

Bang!

Jen En punched hard again, this time on Thales' face-protecting arm!

"How dare you!"

Thales had never seen Duke Iris who lost his composure so much.

"I understand your anger, Jann," Thales gritted his teeth and resisted Jann's next punch, "but I swear, I swear, I will treat her well, and I will not let her be wronged , she will be the most honorable queen of Xingchen in the future, and the Canxing royal family will not humiliate her..."

The furious Zhan En grabbed his collar and pulled him up from the ground with a terrifying expression:

"I'm going to kill you!"

Bang!

With a muffled sound, the door was knocked open, and Huai Ya, D.D and others rushed in in a panic. They were shocked by the scene in front of them: What happened?

"Your Highness—"

"Help me!"

"Stop him!"

"Hold him!"

Although the royal guards were shocked, everyone has experience in dealing with such things. Zhan En was quickly pulled away and isolated from Thales. Wyatt looked at the wound on Thales' face and was shocked. endlessly.

"This is also the best result for Emerald City."

Thales let go of D.D's hand to help him up, and spoke with difficulty:

"For the kingdom, for the future I want, and even more superficially—for the crown, I must do some... things I didn't want to do."

On the other side, although the guards tried their best to stop him, Zhan En was furious and struggled harder than he could have imagined:

"How dare you! No, no, no, no, you bastard! We have an agreement! We have an agreement! Come back! Come back! I'm going to kill you! Kill you!"

Because they were concerned about the other party's status, the guards were usually polite when guarding the Duke of South Bank. Now, even though he offended His Royal Highness, no one dared to use heavy hands. They just held down his arm with great difficulty. Unfortunately, he almost broke free again.

"You are not allowed to touch her! No! I will kill, kill you!"

At this moment, a figure suddenly stepped forward, resolutely separated the crowd, and hit Zhan En, who was struggling furiously, with a heavy punch in the face!

Winter!

Zhan En fell to the ground with a thud, and the growl stopped abruptly.

Everyone was also petrified.

I saw the person who had just beaten up Duke Cavendir—the prince's attendant, Wyah Castle standing above Jann, breathing heavily and gnashing his teeth.

He glanced back at the others and shouted angrily:

"Is it that difficult!"

D.D, Niexi, Piroga, Morgan, Intaliano... No one dared to speak out, everyone just rolled their eyes and suppressed Zhan En in embarrassment and guilt.

Getting along with each other for a long time, although Huai Ya is serious and serious, he has always been kind and tolerant. Therefore, not only are the members of the Star Lake Guard not afraid of him, but they are used to laughing and laughing with him. There are even bolder ones like D.D, who even joke about his character and family background from time to time. tease.

But for the first time ever, no one dared look him in the eye.

Just accept his reprimand obediently.

Only Morgan, who was civilized and polite, had a precedent before, and finally happily followed suit. He punched Zhan En hard in the abdomen, who was still struggling.

Bang!

Huiya breathed steadily, he turned his head, looked at Thales, whose cheeks were red and swollen, but was also taken aback, and felt extremely guilty:

"Your Highness, we are the ones who protect you..."

But Thales raised a hand, stopped his words, and at the same time signaled the others to let go of the dying Duke.

He took a step forward and looked at Zhan En with blood on his face and loose eyes with complicated emotions.

"Sorry, Jen."

Thales is sad and authentic.

"Really. But I believe...you can understand."

Zhan En fell to the ground, his bloodshot eyes stared at Thales absently and powerlessly.

While everyone was waiting in a hurry, Thales just shook his head disheartenedly, turned around, and left the room. A vicious look.

Everyone, you looked at me and I looked at you, and then I breathed a sigh of relief.

Finally gone.

No need to face...

Right now.

"Wait..."

Zhan En's voice sounded like a gossamer.

Thales paused, and he turned around.

Everyone became nervous again.

"Hey," although D.D, who was the first to help the prince up, still felt that he had failed to win the first prize. He grabbed Zhan En's collar and raised his fist high, "If you dare Your Highness is cheating..."

Jen En trembled, pushed him away, and stared at Thales who was surrounded by guards.

"Say it, Your Highness Thales..."

His nose is dripping with blood, his eyes are bitter and gray:

"You, what do you want... What can I do for you?"

At that moment, after seeing the other person's expression clearly, Thales felt something:

It is done.

He won.

As Federico said.

Jane resigned.

The guards looked at each other in blank dismay, not knowing what the two powerful figures wanted to do after fighting each other.

The problem was solved, and Thales should have been happy, but he looked at Zhan En at this moment, but he was in a complicated mood, and he couldn't squeeze out a smile.

【He won't believe it. 】

He remembered the conversation he had just had with Federico ~IndoMTL.com~ but he had that stuff, so he would believe, that would be enough. 】

That thing.

Thinking of this, Thales looked at Zhan En who looked like a defeated soldier, his eyes were dark and he felt sad.

Yes, Thales.

This is the thing.

At that moment, the voice in his heart silently said to him with the indifference that he knew earlier:

Jane knows you very well.

Of course he doesn't believe that you are a sinister villain who has no bottom line and is willing to use his sister and even sacrifice the Emerald City.

But he will believe that for that crown, you will be willing to do something and sacrifice anything.

It's like he believes that if it were him...

He would be willing to do something.

This is...

That thing.