Kingdom’s Bloodline Chapter 24: Self-reliance

Thyls stood awkwardly at the desk on the third floor and picked up a towel soaked in hot water from the tub.

He is still wearing training clothes that are covered with sweat and smells bad. His skin is sticky and greasy, the abrasions and bruises are still faintly hot, and the aches and pains in his body remain, making him very uncomfortable.

It seems to be back in the era of beggars.

But Thales did not speak.

He just wiped his face and neck quietly, with a little expectation and tension, from time to time he looked at the sassy figure by the window with his arms folded.

Jini silently watched the sunset near the horizon, watching the servants in the courtyard busy lighting up the lights, the expression on her side was calm and profound, thoughtful and reminiscent.

"You shouldn't let them do that."

Jini's voice is cold and powerful, with a touch of determination that has gone through the weather.

The arm that Thales was wringing the towel suddenly stiffened.

"Just now, you shouldn't let the guards be so presumptuous."

The court lady turned around slowly, as tall and tough as six years ago, like a cedar in the winter.

"Boy."

Her eyes are as sharp as before, and her tone is as harsh as before, reminding Thales of the first meeting six years ago.

At that time, she held her arms like this, with a profound expression, quietly looking at him.

And six years later, Thales subconsciously wanted to turn his head to avoid the scrutiny of the enlightenment instructor.

"Maybe."

He is low and downright, with a little helplessness and slight fluctuations.

Tyles picked up the towel in time, blindfolded his eyes, and pressed his dirty face and uncontrollable expression into the warm and soft fabric at the same time.

Jini didn't speak.

He put down the towel, tried to calmly meet Ji Ni's eyes, and tried to release his most natural and warm smile:

"Madam, it's nice...see you again."

After six years.

Jini didn't answer immediately, she still stared at Thales silently, but there was a little inexplicable meaning in her cold and severe eyes.

"Very good."

A few seconds later, when the court lady looked away, she took a deep breath, as if she was about to curb something.

"Then, your etiquette lesson will begin now."

Jini's tone returned to a calm and strict tone, and she paced out of the window.

Tyles came back to his senses, with the habitual tension in front of the enlightenment instructor, he forcibly resisted the fatigue of his body, and quickly dropped the towel.

"No need," Ji Ni prevented him from carrying the tub:

"Today, we will not practice table manners."

Table manners.

The memories of the past hit Thales's heart, and he was forcibly suppressed.

The female officer sat down on the reception chair for herself, ignoring the refreshment at her hand, and glanced at Thales who was slightly embarrassed after the training, slightly soft:

"The first lesson will not be very long."

"And now you obviously need more rest."

Thyls was startled for a few seconds, then nodded gratefully:

"Thank you, ma'am."

But Ji Ni's expression immediately wailed:

"Don't be busy rejoicing, we will make up for the lost time in the next class."

At that moment, Thales seemed to have returned to six years ago and saw the female officer Ji Ni who was strict and ruthless on the training ground and at the dining table, coldly asking him to raise the shield and hold the knife and fork.

The familiar feeling came to my mind again, unable to suppress it.

That scene, like it happened yesterday.

It's like he has never left the country to go north, and will never return for years.

It's like the past of more than six years was just a dream last night, and none happened.

Woke up this morning, he is still sitting under Ji Ni's hands, listening attentively.

Tyles held back the throbbing in his eyes and chest, nodded, recalled the etiquette belonging to the Star Kingdom alone, and sat down solemnly.

Jini kept staring at him until Thales adjusted her condition back.

"Thousands of years ago, in the imperial era, the Supreme Emperor sent his personal guards to the princes to perform the responsibility of the Lord."

Jini went straight to the subject as always, but still looked up and down Thales.

"After the Battle of the End, although the old chivalry tradition nearly died out, this practice was inherited by the star kings of the ages: the royal guard was stationed on the side of the adult prince-to become their guard and attendant Officials, subordinates, helpers, and future vassals."

Thyls did not expect that Ji Ni would talk about history as soon as she opened her mouth, but the teenager immediately woke up:

She was dissatisfied with her performance just now.

"And how to manage and use these subordinates with extraordinary significance and complicated backgrounds, get along with the royal guards and get along with each other."

"This is a compulsory course for every prince throughout the ages."

Subordinates with extraordinary meaning and complicated background...

Thyls squeezed his fist gently.

He remembered the indifference of Mallos, the frivolousness of Doyle, and the coldness of Glover in Mindith Hall.

But the next second, he remembered the silence of Thackerel, the persistence of Barney Jr., and the extremeness of Semir under the prison of bones.

"No doubt," Ji Ni's words became more solemn:

"This is also part of the royal etiquette."

Thyls listened in silence.

The court lady's eyes are like a knife, and she cuts through Thales's heart:

"Remember, you are the Duke of Xinghu and the owner of Mindis Hall."

"It is their master even more."

The Duke of Star Lake.

From Mindis Hall...

Their...

Master.

The young man's eyes gleamed slightly.

"You are no longer an illegitimate child who needs to hide from Tibet, but you are the official second prince and heir to the kingdom."

Jini's words are harsh.

The bastard.

The second prince.

Heir to the kingdom.

"Really?"

Tels spoke unconsciously, choking Jini's words.

"That's right."

A few seconds later, Ji Ni's voice became stronger, and she sounded a little dissatisfied with his reaction:

"As a duke, you have to take the initiative and show them your majesty, toughness and sternness."

"Let your subordinates know the consequences of belittling the prince."

Master the initiative...

Show your majesty...

"Majesty, tough and severe?"

Thyls murmured and repeated, grinning reluctantly.

The Duke exhaled slowly, but what he saw before his eyes was the dark and deep Revival Palace.

And in the chamber, at the end of the deep corridor, the high throne.

His shoulders slackened.

"Maybe."

Thyls tried to curl up the corners of his mouth, slightly silent.

"But..."

But that is really not my style.

No.

He didn't go on, but finished the sentence in his heart.

Jini frowned.

It seems that students who haven't seen each other for many years will react like this.

The silence in the study lasted for a few seconds.

"The letter sent back from the north said that you have experienced tempering and have an extraordinary temperament. When faced with no matter how fierce and tough an enemy is, there is no fear, neither humble nor overbearing."

"It's like you were in a meeting in the country."

Jini said coldly:

"Why are you here, facing your subordinate guards, but become weak?"

Thyls was silent for a while.

"Because that is different."

The teenager seemed to feel something, and sighed softly:

"In the country is a conference, in the north, all I have to face is my opponent."

"And all I need to do is follow the teachings and raise the shield."

Raise the shield.

As if thinking of something, Ji Ni was slightly lost.

"But here..."

Tyles pursed his lips, sinking into thought, his face slightly serious.

"I need to face more than just my guard."

Thyls looked into the distance in a dream.

Jenny didn't speak, she just frowned and looked at Thales.

After a few seconds, she slowly said:

"Your guard, Mallos and them..."

But Thales interrupted her.

"Madam, please."

Tyles closed his eyes and sighed long.

"On this road, Gilbert only picks good words, Yodel always keeps silent, and the others..."

Jini was startled suddenly.

Thyls raised his head with an unnatural smile:

"But you, madam, you are the one who enlightened me on swordsmanship and etiquette, and even more so..."

Thyls didn't finish, but Gini felt something vaguely.

The Duke of Xinghu lowered his head:

"I thought you should be more honest than them."

Jini repeated dumbfounded:

"Frank?"

Thyls nodded and looked at Gini:

"He doesn't like me."

Jini was stunned.

Thyls tells the truth plainly, as if this is the most common truth:

"From the first glance, he didn't like me."

"It's no secret."

The Duke chuckled without emotion.

"Even my guard knows it well."

"This is the reason."

At this moment, Thales' eyes were calm and waveless, and he stared directly at the slightly surprised Gini.

The latter wanted to say something, but in the end he couldn't speak.

There was a long silence in the study.

The court lady's expression was deep, her eyes flashing with unknown light, she scanned Thales back and forth.

Finally, Ji Ni took a deep breath and slowly said:

"The angry sea shook the waves."

Thyls didn't react, and was puzzled.

I saw Ji Ni steady her face that changed several times, lowered her eyes, and said solemnly:

"Mallos said, your awakening power of ending, what is going on?"

Oh.

The raging sea is violent.

Still immersed in the inexplicable emotion just now, Thales exhaled and adjusted himself back.

"I don't know," the Duke shook his head reluctantly, and said honestly:

"This is also the first time I listen."

But Ji Ni laughed.

"The ending power of most knights in the kingdom is in the same line and similar to their personal experience, especially the teacher who taught them."

The court lady said lightly:

"There is also a small group of people who are the opposite: the master and apprentice each other, the opposite is against each other."

Tyles moved in his heart, thinking that this has something in common with what Ricky said.

"Really."

So.

The raging sea is violent...

"So, people from the North, they taught you a lot?"

Jini looked at him, intentionally or unconsciously.

Northlanders.

Thyls thought of his life in Exeter, and raised his mouth unconsciously:

"Sure it."

But when Thales looked up again, he suddenly found something wrong.

It's Ji Ni.

I don't know when she started, Ji Ni's stern eyes softened.

She looked at Thales quietly, with inexplicable emotions in her eyes.

Thyles was at a loss.

I saw his enlightenment teacher's lips tremble, and he stopped talking several times.

"Boy."

Finally, Ji Ni spoke up.

This time, her voice is no longer cold and tough, but slightly hoarse:

"You are in the north...you have lost weight."

Talston was taken aback.

Gini stared at him with a smile that Thales didn't see often.

"Really."

She smiled quietly and gracefully, but with a trace of indescribable sadness.

This makes Thales' thinking stagnant.

In these days of returning to China, Yordel, Cohen, Gilbert, and many old acquaintances all expressed excitement and emotion after seeing him.

You have grown taller.

Grow up.

Mature.

Become... more like someone.

But...

You have lost weight.

This is the first time Thales has heard such comments.

The boy looked at Jini blankly.

And Ji Ni just quietly looked back at him, releasing a sad smile in the wrinkles around her eyes.

At that moment, it was like there was some kind of power that blocked his chest.

Thyls had to turn his head and blinked his eyes from an angle that Ji Ni couldn't see, and at the same time squeezed out a smile, diverted his attention:

"Well, that, ah, the past few months have been a bit choking..."

But Gini didn't listen to what he said, nor did he pay attention to Thales's somewhat shifted voice.

The court lady raised the teacup beside her for an unprecedented time, with an elegant and dignified posture.

"You know."

Jini’s voice is still soft and sad:

"A long time ago, your grandfather didn't like him much."

Tyles' figure condensed.

Grandfather?

He turned around mechanically and looked at Jini.

At this moment, the court lady was sitting on the chair peacefully, rubbing the tea cup in her hand, but there was a trace of sadness that Thales had never seen before.

"It is said that after the death of the queen and the eldest son of the king, for a long time, he was not welcome in the entire Fuxing Palace."

Jini looked at the reflection in the teacup in her hand idiotically:

"The servants were even ‘careless’ to forget his meals and oil fire, and the royal guards often ignored his whereabouts and safety."

Thyls was stunned.

He suddenly remembered the scene many years ago:

In the tomb, the figure holding the scepter whispered to him.

"He said that in those years, as a teenager, he was sneaking around in the palace, living like a rat."

Jini whispered:

"Self-reliance."

Thyls was shocked.

Staying around...

Self-reliance...

Live like...a rat...

The teenager clenched the arm of the chair subconsciously.

It's like grabbing a hole in a wall in an abandoned house.

Jini raised her head:

"But this does not affect him with a smirk, alive and kicking, amidst the discrimination, negligence, contempt, and abuse of the entire kingdom, he will grow up."

"Until now."

Gini looked at Thales quietly.

Thyls stared at the floor blankly.

A few seconds later, Thales recovered and took a deep breath.

"Thank you, madam."

The boy smiled again:

"I understand."

Jini raised her mouth, trying to pull out a smile that she was not good at, but after a while, she realized something, she put down the tea cup and raised her face unnaturally.

"So boy, I mean, you are too skinny. See others beat you up..."

Jini noticed a tremor in her words, so she took a few deep breaths, and also stopped at an angle that Thales could not see.

"Remember to eat more."

Jini hesitated for a while and added another sentence:

"Also, go to bed earlier."

This time, Thales was not brought into the same atmosphere by her serious tone, and the Duke smiled:

"Of course, ma'am."

"Of course."

A few seconds later, Ji Ni turned her head again, her expression and tone slowly turning back to cold and severe, sounding nonchalant:

"Speaking of this, kid, how do you know your guard?"

Tyles raised his eyes and adjusted his mood.

"Not much?"

Jini pulled her lips and was silent for a while.

"Listen well."

"After the Scarlet Year, in order to eradicate the threat, your father did too much liquidation and was involved too much."

Tyles' face changed.

In the dungeon, the angry expression of Marina of the Sword of Disaster flashed before his eyes.

Jini said with a serious face:

"So, inside and outside of Yongxing City, there is trust that disappears with the threat."

Thyls frowned.

"And don't forget, your father has no heirs for twelve years."

"This not only weakened his prestige, but also aroused the ambitions of the dukes, but also hit the traditional supporters of the royal family-the central leader, the direct vassals of the Cansei family headed by the Cansei Seven-Yes The confidence of the king."

Thyls subconsciously added:

"And loyalty?"

Jini glanced at him, noncommittal.

"In those twelve years, your father had to promote and reuse a lot of newcomers—such as three coaches, such as Gilbert, whom you are familiar with, and Earl Godwin, Viscount Connie, and Baron Gals , Jok Mann, Sodor Reid... They became the main power of the current kingly party and consolidated his rule."

"On the contrary, under his rule, under the dissatisfaction of other guardian dukes, traditional royal vassals like the Seven Servant of the Stars have fallen into a trough and silence, invisibly drifting away from the Fuxing Palace. "

Can Star Seven Servant...

Thyls thought of Gilbert's explanation.

Jini solemnly said:

"Until..."

Thyls raised his head and frowned:

"Me?"

Jini was silent for a while, but nodded:

"Thanks to you, thanks to the renewed genealogy of the Canstar royal family, in the past six years, the seven servants of Canstar, who were detached, silent and alienated, have continued to show their favor to the nine-pointed star."

But Ji Ni immediately changed her color:

"But they are still watching."

"And you can't win their approval just by title and pedigree."

"Your father can't just use an heir to erase their grievances after the Scarlet Year and win back their trust."

Thyls thinks of Doyle and Glover.

"Really."

Jini sighed:

"Your Star Lake Guard is just one example."

Thyls didn't speak.

Jini stared at him silently and whispered:

"Soon, it will be the day when you officially appear at the banquet in front of the nobles in the capital."

I saw the lady's eyes become sharp:

"Caution, kid."

Jini's tone made Thales nervous:

"You are like me, below them."

"But like your father, higher than them."

"And you came back from the north, outside of them."

Three consecutive sentences made Thales think deeply and also aroused his vigilance:

"And this means that you go from the inside out, in the final analysis..."

Jini said firmly:

"Not them."

Not them.

Tyles opened his mouth, but finally closed his mouth.

"It took me nearly thirty years to figure this out."

A rare vicissitudes of life appeared in Ji Ni’s eyes:

"I hope you can be shorter."

Tyles exhaled.

"Banquet, all right."

"So?"

The teenager scratched his chin with a headache:

"Can they still eat me?"

Jini closed her eyes and shook her head.

"No."

But the female officer opened her eyes, but there was a sharper edge inside:

"But they will tear you apart."

Hearing this metaphorical description, Telston was dumbfounded.

"But... I am the king's son, heir to the kingdom?"

"That's right."

Jini looked alert and solemn:

"So they will be polite and polite-tear you apart."

Thyls nodded seemingly understanding.

"Then what should I do?"

Jini was silent for a while.

"You know, boy, you knew it six years ago."

Thyls' expression changed.

"Raise your shield."

I saw Ji Ni staring at him~IndoMTL.com~ just like when teaching him swordsmanship many years ago: "Never let go."

"Until you die."

"Until the enemy perishes."

Thyls fell silent again.

This time, he thought of more things.

"What about my father?"

The youth is quiet and authentic:

"Is he too?"

Jini's arm trembled.

The look she looked at Thales changed.

It seems to have changed back to Gini Barkovi who would ask him "you are thin".

A few seconds later, Ji Ni sighed softly.

"Boy, do you know where this is?"

Thyls knows that the problem is a bit sharp, and smiles helplessly:

"Um, study room?"

Jini looked at him again.

Thyls had to put away his humorous smile, and said:

"Mindis Hall."

"The royal treasure, the royal palace, the great art manor."

And one of his childhoods that he was so familiar with.

"Oh, and also, three hundred years ago, its first owner was the "King of the Mist" who unfortunately died young, Mindis I."

Thyls wanted to make his tone sound humorous, but somehow he always failed.

Jini looked at him quietly.

"Yes, but more than just."

More than?

Thyls raised his eyebrows.

"Eighteen years ago."

Jini's expression changed.

I saw the female officer's eyes were dim, like watching a scene in the fog:

"This is the residence chosen by the Crown Prince of the Stars, your uncle, and the first prince Midil Canxing when he becomes an adult."

Tyles' face changed slightly.

"You mean that..."

"Yes."

Jini looked at him:

"The man destined to sit on the throne."

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