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- The carriage moved slowly through the noisy market.
Outside the car window, shops and stalls filled with cloth, porcelain pots, and iron farming tools were retreating in an endless stream, while merchants leading camels, jugglers, and slave trading platforms were approaching again.
The streets are filled with an unpleasant odor mixed with the smell of sweat, ditch stench and cow and horse excrement.
Finally, the carriage turned into a secluded alley in the center of the market and stopped in front of the gate of an ordinary-looking, even old and decadent house.
With a sinister look on his face, Donald got out of the carriage and looked at the house with half-squinted eyes.
He originally thought that he would never step foot here again in his life.
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Donald stood quietly, with heaven and man at war in his mind. His pride made him want to turn around and leave, but his legs felt as heavy as lead.
After a moment, he turned around and looked around, then walked in surrounded by two guards.
The carriage drove away from the house.
Silence returned to the deep alley.
Outside the alley, a young vendor wearing a broken straw hat covering his eyebrows and carrying a large basket of water on his head walked past the alley seemingly accidentally, and glanced quickly into the alley from the corner of his eyes.
When he saw Donald walking into the house, his pupils could not help but shrink.
He walked to the entrance of the alley, put down the fruit basket, looked around, and prepared to enter the alley.
But at this moment, suddenly, the blacksmith from a nearby blacksmith shop suddenly shouted at him, seeming to wave him over. Before he could recover from the stranger's sudden call, another noise suddenly came from the other direction.
The young vendor turned his head and saw a flurry of activity in the market. A beautiful woman ran over in a panic. Not far behind, several fierce and sturdy men were chasing her quickly.
And just when the young vendor's attention was focused on the woman's horrified eyes, there was a bang, and a few meters away, a man at a roadside milk stall accidentally dropped the milk can in his hand on the ground, making a loud noise and fresh milk splashing everywhere. .
The young merchant hesitated.
As a secret agent of the Imperial Inspection Department, he has received various trainings. But after all, he was still young and had not actually carried out the task for too long. Therefore, his brain was not able to process so much information that suddenly appeared in an instant, let alone connect it and find out the key.
And just by this hesitation, a knife was stabbed from his back into his heart.
The person who killed him was a fruit vendor on the roadside, his colleague.
This vendor was sitting at a roadside stall just now, peeling fruit, and the corners of his mouth, which were missing two teeth, were cracked. He looked like he was thinking about something, smiling, and mumbling to himself. , making people unable to hear clearly.
The young man passed by his stall just now and pretended to glance at the fruits and prices at the other stall. After being glared at by the other party, he walked away with a smile.
And just when he focused his attention on the depths of the alley, he didn't see that almost the moment he put the fruit basket at the entrance of the alley and prepared to enter the alley, his colleague had already stood up.
And when the blacksmith greeted him, the woman ran over, and the boy smashed the milk can, this man had already used this series of cover to silently and calmly walk up behind him and put the fruit in his hand. The knife stabbed into his heart.
The vendor's movements are skillful and precise.
The world is still noisy, but the young spy can no longer hear it.
The beautiful woman ran past him, and the sturdy man chasing her conjured a sack in his hand, covering the dead young spy in it.
A moment later, a living person had completely disappeared from this world.
But the market was still full of people, the blacksmith was hammering the iron hard, and the vendors were still shouting hard, as if nothing had happened.
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Donald walked into the house.
The house is empty and quiet. As I walked through the courtyard, I could only hear the sound of dead leaves under my feet.
But the two guards guarding Donald tensed their nerves.
They could clearly feel that from the moment they walked into this decadent house, they were being secretly observed and targeted.
The other party did not show any hostility, but the faintly strong energy was enough to let anyone understand that the place where they were was not allowed to mess with anything.
Although these two waitersWei knew very well that as the Great Knight of Light, he was just a decoration on Donald's face. The real security was hidden in the darkness. But they were still secretly shocked that such a powerful power was hidden in this seemingly ordinary market located in the imperial capital city.
We walked through the front yard, then through a small building, and entered the inner courtyard corridor. When we reached the end of the corridor, a middle-aged man dressed like a butler walked out from the side silently.
"You guys just wait for me here." Donald waved his hand, stopped the two guards, and then followed the middle-aged man into the foyer of the small building in front.
The foyer is the entrance to a magical barrier.
Entering the small building is like entering another world.
What appeared in front of us was a huge hall. There are extremely exquisite sculptures on the walls and door beams, the floor is covered with a thick water velvet wool blanket, the ceiling is painted with exquisite magic patterns, a huge magic crystal chandelier hangs from above, and the surrounding furniture is , even the stair handrails, doors and windows are all made of precious magic wood, which is extremely luxurious.
"If we talk about value, the cost of building this small building is probably half as much as the Prime Minister's Office.
¡°In addition to the decoration becoming more luxurious, there are also more people.
One of the enchanting beauties wearing silk -like silk shirts, the musicians were playing music, dancers danced. In a magic barrier in the center of the hall, two slaves were wrestling. The fierce and brutal fighting, the splashing blood, and the peaceful scene of singing and dancing outside were intertwined, making it even more shocking.
The middle-aged man led Donald to an old man sitting on the floor in the hall, bowed to the old man, and retreated silently.
The old man poured a glass of wine, put it on the coffee table in front of him, and pushed it to Donald: "Prime Minister, please sit down."
Donald sat down.
The moment he sat down, the entire hall suddenly became silent. The dancers, musicians, and attendants all retreated, and the two gladiators, one dead and one wounded, were dragged away, leaving only Donald and the old man.
¡°I came here once sixteen years ago,¡± Donald picked up the wine and took a sip, ¡°This is the second time.¡±
"Because of the Lengshan incident?" the old man said calmly, "I guess it's time for you to come."
"Of course," since he got straight to the point, Donald said simply, "I was not the only one involved in that incident. At best, I only sent a message, and the poisoning later had nothing to do with me."
"It doesn't matter?" The old man glanced sideways at Donald and sneered, "For you, this alone is enough. Don't forget, this is Saint Solan. Others can collude with the Holy See Mountain, but you, Donald no."
Donald¡¯s face was livid: ¡°It¡¯s your Langris family who colluded with the Holy See!¡±
"The Golden Dragon family has always been His Majesty the Pope's most loyal friends," the old man said calmly, "Isn't it natural for us to collude? We don't care what others say or think, but you, Donald, do."
He poured wine into Donald's glass and said: "Our two families have the same goal. Our disadvantage is that we are not Solan people. If we want to take over this country, there will be countless people against us. The lords of Solan Nobles will not allow outsiders to rule them. If not, why should we wait for Princess Alessia to grow up and for Augustus to have offspring with her? "
Donald held the wine glass and stared at the scarlet wine in the glass, his eyes as dark as fire.
The old man said: "From this point of view, this is originally your advantage. However, no one will say anything when you are with Pope Solan. But once you get involved with the Holy See Mountain, then the Lord of Solan The nobles will not be happy for you to sit in that position."
"You, Solan, are a neutral country in the war with the Holy See Mountain. The local nobles will not choose someone who stands with the Holy See Mountain to be their agent and ruler."
"So, once the truth about the Frost River murder case is exposed, it will naturally be a bit troublesome for us. But for you, even if it is just a piece of news, it is still a big problem. Especially now, when you walk in here At the same time, my people just dealt with a little spy outside"
A cold light flashed in Donald's eyes, he snorted coldly and said nothing.
The old man smiled slightly and said, "It seems that His Majesty Edward has seen the opportunity."
"Once it is confirmed that you are colluding with the Holy See, then the imminent war between you and him will end with most of the Solan lords and nobles turning to the royal family. Especially now that the Bano family has been destroyed, your The weakness has been seen by many people.¡±
A trace of sarcasm appeared on Donald's face.
The old man said: "Of course, for you, this is not the most terrifying thing. The most terrifying thing"
He paused and looked into Donald's eyes: "It's Farrington."
The mocking smile on Donald's face suddenly froze, and his eyes became extremely cold.
The old man leisurely said: "Everyone understands that in this world, no one can ignore Farrington's power. Especially after the demons invaded from the Holy City and lifted their three-hundred-year shackles, everyone was Watch them."
"It's just that they still need to defend the main attack route of the demons in Farrington and block the biggest gap. And Roland is still on the Holy See Hill Therefore, we all feel that they will not easily get involved in the internal struggle. They The lances are aimed at the demons. This is their mission."
"But now, the appearance of that evildoer from the Hanshan family has changed everything."
"This boy is the heir to the Hanshan family and has natural leadership and decision-making rights. As long as he makes a request, Farrington will follow him without hesitation. Whether he marches to the Solan Imperial Capital or the Holy See Mountain, there is no Something these lunatics wouldn¡¯t dare do.¡±
When he said this, the smile on the old man's face became a little unnatural, and Donald felt a chill behind him.
For three hundred years, the name Farrington has always seemed to be far away from the center of the human world, as if it were another world. People always forget about it subconsciously.
And in the power struggle in the human world, there are also many people who don't take Farrington seriously.
They can poison a two-year-old boy unscrupulously, and they can chase and kill them allbut in the final analysis, it's just because Farrington, this beast, is chained!
As long as they stand at a safe distance, they can laugh loudly and provoke at will.
Because they know that this beast cannot pounce in front of them. Even in the earth-shattering bloody battle in Vatican more than ten years ago, this beast paid the price with a broken leg.
But now, this beast has been released from the rope.
What¡¯s even more frightening is that the boy they have been hunting for for more than ten years is still alive. And his first appearance was as a sacrifice to a red archbishop!
This makes many people who were lucky and participated in the murder sixteen years ago feel chilled in their hearts.
When the news came, things got out of hand.
The room became silent for a moment.
After a long time, the old man said: "Is this why you came to me? What you are afraid of is not Edward, but Farrington. That scoundrel and the power he holds in his hands make you feel in danger!"
"Aren't you afraid?" Donald sneered.
"Afraid!" the old man said without hesitation, "But we have more ability to compete than you."
Donald was silent.
The old man said: "How is it? Can you cooperate with us this time? The same thing, I asked you sixteen years ago."
"You can express it more clearly by using the word surrender." Donald said coldly.
"A smart person will always make a smart choice at the right time." The old man said, "Besides, aside from this matter, let's talk about yourself For more than thirty years, you have been only one step away from that position. But you just can¡¯t sit on it, haven¡¯t you ever thought about why?¡±
"It's just luck. If it weren't for Feili, I would have" Donald said calmly two years ago.
However, before he finished speaking, he was interrupted by the old man waving his hand.
"Luck depends on the Holy Emperor," the old man said with a smile, "Whether it was two years ago, three years ago, five years ago as long as the Holy Emperor does not allow it, you will never have what you need. Luck, haven¡¯t you figured this out yet?¡±
Donald looked at the old man, and suddenly his eyes froze. A sudden thought suddenly flashed in my mind, and became more and more clear.
Donald's pupils shrank and he said in disbelief: " Peter I attacked Solan, are you the one behind it?!"
The old man smiled faintly, neither admitting nor denying.
Donald knew he had guessed correctly.
Some secrets are like magic. They are extremely mysterious before they are exposed. Once exposed, even just a little bit, they are worthless.
?You will know just by turning your head and looking at this house.
This is the imperial capital, the political, economic and cultural center of the Solan Empire, with hundreds ofWith a population of 10,000, there are countless dignitaries living there. The guards are extremely tight, far from being comparable to a remote city like Lulian's Munich.
However, few people know that in this bustling market in the city, under the noses of countless police officers, spies and royal guards, there is such a terrifying force hidden.
No one knows that this force has existed in the Solan Empire for decades.
There are four branches of the Langris family - West Dragon Wing, North Dragon Fang, East Dragon Claw, and South Dragon Tail.
Among them, the South Branch Dragon Tail is the most mysterious.
This is a dark sword in the hands of the Lanlith people. It has caused countless assassinations and caused countless bloody storms.
And the person who leads this underground force is none other than the old man in front of him.
Shadow Dragon King Horst!
No one knows how powerful Horst¡¯s power is. Donald only knows that if he is willing, the force he manages, even if he cannot capture the city of Solan, can allow him to kill one-tenth of the princes and ministers, and even enter the palace, sit on Edward's throne and watch a song and dance before leaving. , but there is no problem.
Because standing behind him is the Langris family and the Holy See Hill!
His tentacles are spread throughout the Redemption Continent!
This is true in the Solan Empire, and it is also true in the Fei Lie Empire!
Therefore, if anyone did something in Peter I¡¯s invasion of Solan, then it could only be Horst. Only he has such power, and only he has the most motivation!
You must know that the Lanlith family has been coveting Solan's imperial power for more than a day or two. But as Horst said, as outsiders, if they want to take over Solan, they can only wait for Augustus to marry Alessia.
That was the entry point they had been waiting for for years. This is their best chance to devour the Solan family from their bloodline, put on a coat, and extend their hands into this empire.
And before that, they will not let any competitor ruin their good things.
This naturally includes myself.
When the Fei Lie Empire invaded, it was when he was at the height of his power and could usurp the throne at any time.
The appearance of the Feili people made Solan's princes and nobles focus their attention on foreign enemies. They were unwilling to have internal strife break out at that time.
Donald closed his eyes and looked a little pale.
He always thought this was the reason for his bad luck, but when he stood in front of Horst and looked at the wrinkled face of the underground dragon king of the golden dragon family, he suddenly realized
That war was their best way to prevent Solan¡¯s imperial power from falling into their own hands!
The Filibans won, and they will join the ranks of dividing cakes in the middle of the war. In fact, at that time, the Pompeii Empire's army was already lingering on the border, watching with eager eyes.
Even, they will become a good person, a friend who is willing to ally with the local nobles to resist the Fei Lie Empire.
In that case, they have too many opportunities to hold this empire tightly in their hands.
On the other hand, even if Solan wins in the end, they have nothing to lose. At least this war delayed his usurpation of the throne and disrupted the situation.
Donald¡¯s face turned from white to blue, and the wine glass in his hand exploded with a pop.
"You don't have to be angry. Look, I didn't admit it. Besides, don't you think this is actually a good thing for you?" Horst said with a smile: "It turns out that you are not suitable to lead an empire."
Horst stood up, took a wine glass, poured wine for Donald, and said: "Anyone who can sit in that position must be a talented person. But in the face of Feili, Your Excellency, you have not shown your leadership. What this country is capable of is Edward scoring consecutive goals"
He put down the wine bottle and bent down to look at Donald: "Now, how much respect do the lords and nobles of Solan have for you?"
Donald gritted his teeth.
Horst¡¯s words shattered the last line of defense in his heart.
Thirty years ago, when he had the idea of ??usurping the throne at a certain moment, he once believed that he was the best person to replace the Solan family and rule the empire.
At that time, he was very ambitious.
Even a few years ago, he firmly believed that as long as he sat in that position, he would definitely become a hero, far surpassing Edward.
However, the invasion of the Feili people gave him a loud slap in the face.
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Climbing up from a low position step by step, he ruled the empire and covered the sky with one hand.
But his pattern is limited to this. Although it seemed that he was only a little bit different from the emperor, he knew that that little bit was an abyss that he would have to cross in his lifetime.
A hundred years ago, Archduke Solan was able to fight his way through the coalition forces of Philip, Pompeii and the Holy See to establish this country. But a hundred years later, when he faced the invasion of Fei Lie Empire, he suffered consecutive defeats.
The people around him are good at playing tricks and intrigues, but when it comes to fighting, they are all useless!
The few talented people, such as Renault, were also excluded from the core of the camp.
The hero of the generation is nothing more than his own imagination!
¡°I had already recognized this reality a few months ago. However, thirty years of obsession cannot be let go overnight. Besides, the hatred between himself and Edward is already endless.
This time when the coalition forces marched north, all the preparations and arrangements he had secretly made were only coerced by the past that he could not let go and the interests of the camp around him. He was riding a tiger with difficulty, and had an arrow on the string that he had to shoot!
But do you really want to sit in that position?
No, I don¡¯t want to, I don¡¯t have the qualifications anymore!
This was confirmed from the moment I knew that the evil bastard was still alive and that one day in the future, I would face Farrington.
That¡¯s why I walked in here.
"I can" After a long time, Donald said with difficulty. His voice didn't sound like it was his own, but he still said the words, "cooperate with you."
Horst laughed.
He raised the wine glass in his hand and signaled to Donald.
"What are you going to do?" Donald did not raise his glass in a hurry, but stared at Horst closely.
"Don't worry, you have us behind you, His Majesty the Pope behind us, and behind His Majesty, there is the Kingdom of Heaven." Horst said with a smile, "Continue to be ready to do whatever you want. When the coalition forces move north, we will Help you."
"What? Do you want to" Donald narrowed his eyes slightly.
"Since you have decided to stand with us, then there is no need for Edward to exist," Horst's smile was cold and ferocious, "What we need is Alessia's womb."
"when."
In the silence, there was the sound of wine glasses clinking together
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