Kingdom’s Bloodline Chapter 24: The “gift” of the king

I am lazy, lazy, lazy. . lwxiaoshuo.

Looking at King Chaman's steady and indifferent expression, Thales, who was sweating coldly, suddenly realized this in sorrow.

Even though he thinks he has been very vigilant in the past six years, he is also worried in the eyes and whispers of the Northlanders, but compared with the days when the dangers and forced him to fight hard, the prince’s current life It's still too comfortable, too leisurely.

I don’t know when it started, even Thales didn’t realize that he had become so accustomed to such a comfortable rhythm that he suddenly faced a terrifying enemy like Chaman Rumba, six years ago. Particularly in the thrilling game, he seemed to be out of control and unable to do what he wanted, who had been short of the "battlefield".

Thyls even began to doubt: The reason why Rumba came to him suddenly and boldly at this time was to catch the unprepared prince by surprise.

"You know," Across the carriage, King Chaman didn't care about the prince's expression. He nodded in satisfaction:

"You admit this, instead of pretending to be deaf. This is a good thing."

There was a dangerous light in his eyes: "It saves me from ‘testing’ the power of the truth again."

Tyles' face became more and more ugly.

For six years, Thales is breathing in a trance-Rumba is standing at the highest point of the country, refined and tempered in the desperate struggle with the princes and vassals, and become more sophisticated and sophisticated. All loses.

He himself, the prince of the stars, a chess piece named as a guest, who is actually a hostage, was imprisoned by the king's order at the highest point of this famous city for six years.

Under the company and protection of the guards, and under the surveillance and isolation of many forces, he is accompanied by books and servants, living in silence and loneliness.

He can't reach more people, can't get further information. He stays away from the most dangerous and complex games, confused and corrupted in the illusion of peace created.

In a way, Rumba won. He spent six years fighting endlessly while taking six years away from me.

Thyls clenched his fists.

Maybe... There is a voice in Thales's heart calling out: Maybe it's time for me to go.

Leaving Longxiao City and returning to...

But.

Thyls raised his eyes lightly and looked into King Chaman's eyes blankly.

Breathe, Thales, breathe.

The game is not over yet, it is not time to give up.

Even, the battle has just begun.

Right, old friend?

The familiar sin of the river of prison radiated in his nerves and blood vessels, spreading across his whole body, like the fire of hell, and the frost of the extreme north, stabbing Thales with a burst of spirit.

Think carefully, Thales.

Fear, tension, frustration, frustration, and suspicion, countless extra emotions are instantly away from him.

Tyles leaned on the back of the seat, folded his arms, and frowned.

First of all-Thales thought coldly: Rumba said that the Red Witch did not tell him even a word.

Is this true?

If it is true, it means that the king learned of the biggest secret of Longxiao City from another source.

He needs confirmation.

King Chaman is not in a hurry, waiting intriguingly for the prince's response, as if everything is under control.

"You are not sure, are you."

"For this bargaining chip that can overturn Longxiao City and yourself at the same time, the'field test' is just talking about it," Thales said blankly: "Since when did you suspect it?"

A considerable degree of interest appeared in King Chaman's eyes.

"From the first day."

Thyls gritted his teeth: the first day, that is to say...

"'Triumphant' is a token handed to Nicaru by the King of Revival. It has a lofty status and extraordinary meaning: for many years, it symbolizes Walton's heritage and the authority of Dragon City. It has been worn by the Duke of Dragon City. In the hands, from generation to generation, everyone knows."

The king's voice came in coldly, giving a shuddering illusion: "But that night, when my people pretended to be Nunn's body, his fingers were empty."

"Until I was in the Hall of Heroes and saw you put a ring on that girl."

Thyls moved slightly, remembering the confrontation in the hall.

"Do you suspect that I took the ring privately and put it on Selma?" The prince whispered: "It seems a bit arbitrary?"

King Chaman shook his head.

"No, I don't think that the former blade guards have the guts to desecrate the corpse of the prince, nor do they allow you to remove the most credible token representing the Walton family from Nunn's corpse."

"So, the ‘Triumph’ can only be taken from the fingers of King Nunn and handed over to his granddaughter when he was still alive."

The look in King Chaman's eyes is getting more and more dangerous: "That's even more suspicious."

Thyls looked horrified, and he figured out the key.

The news of Rumba did not come from the dark room and the red witch.

This terrible hero found this secret by himself.

In this case...

The king snorted: "It is impossible for Nunn to know that he is about to die. Why did he hurriedly peel off the ring representing the Dragon Spear family and secretly hand it over to a girl who cannot even be convinced by his vassals?"

"Isn’t it better to gather vassals under the public, pass the ring under the eyes of the public, determine the heir, and use the authority of the natural king to endorse the inheritance and pave the way for the female grandfather?"

"Then I thought of you," King Chaman said silently: "The day the king passed the Ring of Triumph to his granddaughter in private, you were also in Longxiao City."

"Tyles Canxing."

The prince lowered his head to prevent the other person from seeing his expression.

"That night, the reason why the king passed the ring to his granddaughter was for you to see, and for the Canstar family to see, right."

"He chose you, Thales," strangely, King Chaman's voice was both respectful and disdainful: "Because of the status of the Star Family and the Star King, and because of your performance that night He chooses you as the husband of his granddaughter and the husband of the future granddaughter. After his death, he will use the power of the stars to continue the Dragon Spear Clan’s rule over Longxiao City and protect your wife’s clan."

The prince can hear his heart beating at a constant rate.

At that moment, the once-familiar thinking pattern returned to Thales's mind.

In the conversation just now, he first tested whether I had a marriage contract with Selma.

Then he asked about my alliance with King Nunn.

Both are...

"For many years, I have been puzzled about the conclusion of this alliance between you," Charman Wang Han said: "You are right about one thing, Thales, the heir of the Star Kingdom, how can you be opposed to it? Next, marry the Grand Duke of Longxiao City?"

The king gradually approached Thales' face, and the prince could even see himself reflected in his eyes.

"Two doubts."

"First of all, how can you believe that when King Nunn’s life is about to end, this fragile alliance is still effective and profitable in the face of many obstacles? Moreover, with a fragile marriage, Eternal Star City really Can you intervene in Longxiao City?"

"Secondly, how did King Nuen ensure that what he did was not to lead wolves into the house, and that the covenant he reached would not fall apart after his death, how to ensure that the stars would not betray their faith and get away while grabbing benefits, even In order to fight Exeter, send the Walton family and Dragon City to hell?"

King Chaman returned to his seat and the domineering words came to an end.

Leave endless silence in the car, and deep thought.

Tyles narrowed his eyes slightly.

Very good, Rumba's words, "Not the real Walton bloodline", does not mean that he knows the whole truth.

On that cruel night six years ago, what happened in the Hall of Heroes was not just as simple as the old king giving the last name to a girl who was not of his blood.

That night.

Alex's pale face appeared before Thales.

He turned his attention back to the king.

So, the only fact that Rumba can confirm is...

From now on, it's up to him to do it himself.

In the dim car, Thales took a deep breath.

"Good guess," the star prince carefully considered his words, reminding him every second of what kind of adversary he was facing: "But there is still one missing link."

King Chaman raised his eyebrows.

Just listen to Thales indifferently: "Croaig, how much did she tell you?"

There was silence in the carriage.

The prince waited patiently.

Sure enough, the next moment, King Chaman's face moved, and an emotion similar to surprise appeared in his eyes.

"Interesting."

King Chaman seemed a little unexpected: "How did you know?"

No, I don't know.

Thyls said silently in his heart.

Until you confirmed this for me.

"Cambida’s audience," Thales replied bluntly: "The cold-faced female soldier behaved very abnormally, the irritability of the herald, and the attitude towards Cambida, and finally Those inexplicable words to the Grand Duke, of course, and her eagerness when she came to invite me in the car."

King Chaman looked at him in silence, and a few seconds later, the king sneered.

"Aish is a very interesting girl."

"I have never seen a man who is proud of like Lhasa, who is so fascinated by a woman—I guess the Tower of End does have a set, right, a long time ago, Kaslan was also a woman of the Tower of End Be fascinated."

Thyls shook his head, not wanting to listen to the king’s nonsense, and went straight to the subject: "I guess, she introduced you her father, Lord Byrne Mikel?"

The eyelids of King Chaman twitched.

"Not exact," the king hummed. "When we were discussing the Freedom League, we happened to talk about the eldest son of King Suril Walton who broke the Fortress of Freedom."

"My lovely deputy captain of the guard told me how she grew up under the care of Prince Adele."

"Of course, among them is her father, the loyal and loyal official of the former king, Byrne Melk," King Chaman said solemnly, "and how he tried his best to mediate in the unfortunate marriage of Prince Suril and his wife, It protects the poor prince and concubine, and persuades the cruel prince."

That's it.

Thyls thought silently, but his heart moved immediately.

Not right.

If Kroaishi knew about it from the beginning, then there is no need to wait...

"Who found the problem?"

The prince asked calmly: "You can't confirm anything based on the memories of a little girl alone."

King Chaman was silent for three full seconds.

Tyles couldn't help but frown.

This time, Charman Rumba’s voice was very soft, as if it was floating from a distance, and as if he was afraid of waking up a sleeping baby: "It's Harold."

Thyls was startled.

"Harold?"

Wait, he meant...

The king sneered with unknown emotions, like sadness and anger.

"When Prince Suril was assassinated, my brother, Harold Rumba, was the first person to rush to the scene-of course, the assassin was hidden in his team, remember?"

The voice of King Chaman slowly returned to calm, as if he was telling something about someone else's house:

"Harold once described the tragedy to me: the prince fell into the carriage covered in blood, his body was cold, and his personal guard was holding the prince and concubine's body, kneeling outside the carriage, looking at her. The baby girl in here, crying heartbreakingly."

Thyls didn't speak.

Rumba sneered: "Ilhasa is very interested in this detail: Why did the White Blade Guard and the later officer Lord Mike seem to care more about the prince and princess?"

The prince's expression shrank, he was getting closer and closer.

"Following this line, Elhazard also discovered: After the election of the king, the Grand Duke has ascended to the throne, but she has guarded Miss Walton diligently for the past twelve years, and should continue to protect Longxiao City with her life. The official Mike of the United States has since disappeared. For six years, even Ash did not know where her father went, as if he was frustrated overnight and gave up everything, including his blade oath and loyalty."

The king’s words continue:

"Soon, he found more: some of the servants and guards in a certain area of ​​the Palace of Valor, all disappeared or died in the disaster six years ago, not one left," "and they happen to be that Your Excellency the Grand Duke, that is, the baby girl’s close attendant."

"Lhasa Cambida," Thales sighed, "That's why people call him the'Night Falcon'? It makes sense. He is good at staying in the deep darkness that ordinary people don't care about. Eye hunting?"

The king shook his head and did not answer.

"Lhasa made a bold conjecture, and Kroaixi beat him three times for this: The current Grand Duke of Longxiao City is not her father's daughter, but the blood of the official Mike."

King Chaman's eyes shot a terrible cold light: "I guess, in order to protect the secret of the bloodline, the Regency of Resban has made him disappear forever?"

Good.

He doesn't know.

Thyls told himself silently: He only knows half the truth.

He only knows Alex.

But he didn't know Little Slick, he didn't know Selma.

"Unexpectedly, I discovered the truth like this," Thales rubbed his forehead with a pained expression, and said helplessly: "Your men are really talented."

The king gently grabbed the sword beside him.

"Finally, I understood the answers to those two doubts: In addition to the marriage contract, in order to win the trust and seduce you, King Nunn must have given you more, giving you one that can destroy Dragon City and Walton. , So that confidants like Lisban are also afraid of the three-point bargaining chip, so that even after the death of King Nunn, Yongxing City can still control the restless Longxiao City."

"And you are quite satisfied with it."

King Chaman shook his head. I don’t know if he was emotional, or he was proud: "I think this is one of the reasons why the Red Witch betrayed the king: although she never admitted."

Thyls sighed deeply.

The battlefield is already clear.

"So, this is a secret that can eliminate the integrity of the female congress of Longxiao City at the same time, and also weaken the legitimacy of the king. We hold each other’s weaknesses," Thales said calmly, "I guess you want to win Longxiao City? On your side, or at least not on Ronnie’s side?"

"Ah, Thales, we have known each other for a long time," King Chaman snorted, "We played against each other more than once-it made us understand each other."

The prince took a deep breath and shook his head: "Why should I do this?"

"This is just a grudge between you and Longxiao City," he shrugged seemingly indifferent: "You want to destroy Longxiao City together, then go, I can get out of the business."

Chaman sneered.

"Even if I die together with the Grand Duke of Longxiao City, will you let the Star Kingdom's hopes and interests in Longxiao City fall to nothing?" The king said with deep meaning.

"Hope for Longxiao City?"

Thyls smiled softly, and he responded unequivocally: "I'm not even a king, it's too early to talk about this."

Wang Chaman narrowed his eyes, his eyes became intriguing.

"Yes, you are not a king yet, but you have done so much for Longxiao City..."

The next second, the king’s tone changed, and his words revealed mystery and weirdness at the same time: "But if I say, you will do your best to support the female grandfather in the upper position, fight hard, and stay in Longxiao City. All of this is actually based on terrible lies?"

"And everything you think you think is just a joke to pave the way for others?"

At that moment, looking at King Chaman's expression, Thales frowned slightly.

He felt something was wrong instinctively.

"What do you mean?" The prince clenched his fists unconsciously.

Joke that laid the groundwork?

No...

"I remember the first time we met, you said when you rejected my proposal: Be cautious of those who want to be your allies?" King Chaman's face was as cold as dripping water: " No matter how sweet their words, sincere?"

Tyles' brows tightened.

"Tyles, Thales," King Chaman shook his head, and spoke lightly in a tone that made Thales' heart hairy:

"Do you really think that our beloved king, Nunn Walton, is an ally worthy of your trust?"

Tyles' breathing gradually became smaller.

"Do you think he will be so generous to entrust the bargaining chip to destroy the family in your hands, trust you wholeheartedly, believe that you will fight to protect the Walton family?"

"Do you think that you have made a good win-win deal with Nunn. You get a wife who represents Dragon City, and he gets Walton's continuation. Everyone gets what they need?"

"Do you think that Nunn would be tolerant enough to endure a person who is not of his family blood, sitting in the seat of the Grand Duke, and all he cares about is the vain and empty family name?"

I saw the king whispered: "You underestimated our ancestor."

Thyls looked at King Chaman suspiciously, not knowing why:

"If you have nothing to say..."

"Moral is still alive." The king said silently.

At that moment, Thales, who could not react to a slightly unfamiliar name, was slightly startled.

He is unconscious and authentic:

"Who?"

A strange and terrible expression appeared on King Chaman's face.

"Moral," the next moment, the king uttered a name softly: "Moral Walton."

Mo... Moral?

Thyls chewed on the name, unknowingly pale.

What?

That is, that is...

"When I first found out, I was more shocked than you."

The king added without incident: "Yes, six years ago, at the beginning of everything, that person was assassinated and killed in the stars, which led to a series of drastic changes between you and ours and laid the foundation for our future destiny. , The Prince Exter who took you as a hostage..."

At that moment, King Chaman's eyes seemed to be burning with terrible fire.

"Still alive."

Time seems to stand still at this moment.

It seems that even the air in the carriage is freezing for this terrible moment.

Thyls was truly stunned.

What is he talking about?

The prince?

That...that Prince Moral who was assassinated by Lombard, Paffett, Aaron, and the ‘new star’ of the stars?

Alive?

That means...

A terrible thought instantly climbed into his mind.

God knows how hard it took Thales to restrain his tremor and the dramatic change in expression.

Several seconds later, Thales stared, his face was ugly, in disbelief: "You...this...impossible."

"Don't you understand, Thales," King Chaman flashed his resentful eyes, and every word was eaten, as if he was eating the deepest hatred: "In Dragon City, whether it is Therefore, the ancestors, either the Lisban or the meteorite, they all know and understand this matter."

Tyles' brain was struggling to maintain its thinking in extreme consternation and shock.

"They all knew well, they all waited patiently, looking forward to the day when Prince Morar came back. Before he came back, they used a fake grand duke to temporarily keep the Walton family's power, and at the same time You are imaginary and conspiring, and you are getting help from the stars."

Charman I’s words are like the most terrifying poison, and they penetrate every inch of Thales’ thinking: "From beginning to end, only two people have been kept in the dark without knowing it."

"That's why I came to you, Thales," the king looked at Thales, whose expression was almost frozen, and his gaze passed over his trembling left hand on his knee: "You, there is that Poor Grand Duchess herself, you are just dolls manipulated in the palm of King Nunn."

"Xingchen thinks he holds the bargaining chip to balance the city of Longxiao, has worked hard to maintain the relationship with the city of Longxiao, and supports the rule of the Walton family conscientiously, hoping to one day marry the king and the grand duke In return?"

"Yet many years later, when Moral returns, his legitimacy will overwhelm all, the existence of the grand duke will be overthrown, your marriage will become a laughing stock, and the promise you got from King Nunn will It turned out to be just a stupid joke, everything you built will be wiped out overnight."

He is lying.

He must be lying.

Thyls can only tell himself that.

To make me...

Thyls still stared at the king with unbelievable eyes.

He seemed to be back to that terrible night again.

Alex convulsed.

Milk howling in pain.

King Nunn sneered again and again.

And...

Selma...No, it's a little slippery head.

And the ring in her hand.

At that moment, the prince felt that even his thoughts were almost frozen.

"I said, I know my uncle too much. Unlike you, I only spent a short day with him."

"Nun~IndoMTL.com~He is playing around with everyone."

The king's hand stroked the saber between his knees, and he sneered out the following words with a sneer: "He deceived your trust and belief with an unprecedented lie, and fished it with a seemingly sweet and sincere bait. Your persistence and loyalty, from your self-righteous thoughts, harvest the prey that the dragon wants most."

King Chaman slowly raised his right hand and slowly gathered his fingers:

"This is the real method and strategy of King Nunn. It is a ‘gift’ from the first king."

The next second, Charman Rumba's right hand clenched suddenly.

As if just strangling someone’s throat.

In the cold sweat of horror, Thales' breathing trembled.

"Welcome to the cruel real world," in the dimness, an ugly cold smile appeared on King Chaman's colorless face:

"The guardian of Dragon City, Your Highness Thales."