?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? While Mrs. Nancy looked down like a victor, Cruise, Jun An, and Artest looked at each other, gritted their teeth and shouted: "Don't even think about it! Even if you kill us, don't expect us to surrender!"
"Is that so? Aren't you going to consider my suggestion carefully?" Pontless was slightly surprised, but he quickly returned to normal, and slowly pulled out his sword and aimed it at Cruz's throat. : "Dear brother, I think you will make the right choice. Do you need me to give you a reminder?"
The chill from the tip of the sword seeped into the throat, making one vaguely aware of the slow approach of death. Cruise couldn't help but swallowed his throat, but he still looked directly at Pondres with angry eyes, without any intention of surrender. Jun An and Artest looked at each other, and they couldn't help but feel slightly moved despite their anger. They suddenly felt a little more favorable towards their brother who had always been at odds with him.
"Okay, then I have to let you understand that I am not joking!" With a helpless sigh, Ponteles finally retracted his sword and turned his eyes to Mrs. Nancy beside him, "My dear, are you willing to help? As a favor, maybe you would be willing to kill your old lover?"
"Of course, I will be happy to serve the future His Majesty!" Mrs. Nancy bowed slightly, pulled out a sharp dagger from the hem of her skirt, and walked slowly towards the pale Cruz. At this moment, the charm in her eyes had long since disappeared, replaced by burning flames: "Dear Your Highness, please don't blame me for being ruthless. If you are like me and give everything for love but don't get enough in return, you will also fall into madness. Yes! So, please now"
The cold light flashed past, and the dagger stabbed Cruz mercilessly at this moment, but the Blood Soul Spear suddenly shot out at this moment, directly shattering the dagger and blasting Mrs. Nancy several meters away. Under the astonished gazes of everyone, An Ruoran, who had already fallen into a coma, slowly stood up and said with a nonchalant smile: "Okay, the performance is over here. Next, we have to find something serious to do."
"How, how is it possible!" Looking at Mrs. Nancy who had fallen into a coma, Ponteles suddenly turned pale and screamed, and his body almost collapsed to the ground. He didn't understand at all why the anti-aging potion he had worked so hard to find didn't have any effect at this moment. No, strictly speaking, why didn't it have an effect on the man in front of him?
"Want to know?" An Ruoran smiled, patted the dust as if nothing had happened, and said lightly, "Fool, that's because my body is completely different from ordinary humans. To put it simply, whether it is poison or anesthetic, these Something that can damage the average human body is no different to me than coffee."
Although it was hard to believe this kind of thing, Ponteles had to accept this fact when he saw An Ruoran appearing alive and kicking in front of him. Seeing the other party approaching him with a smile, the stubborn prince suddenly pulled out his sword and rushed forward like crazy. A few seconds later, he suddenly groaned, bounced back like a ping-pong ball, and hit the wall hard.
"I'm kidding, even if I stand here and let you chop me" Perhaps because he thought it was pointless to bully a weakling, An Ruoran quickly shook his head, squatted down and took out a few bottles of medicine from Ponteles's arms. After studying in a daze for a long time, he simply pulled over the semi-conscious Ponteurs to do the experiment, and finally found the correct antidote.
With the antidote, everyone¡¯s situation will naturally be easily solved. However, An Ruoran was not busy giving them the antidote. Instead, he touched his chin thoughtfully and said with a smile: "So everyone, let's discuss how to deal with this matter better? Now? Pontres and Lady Nancy have been captured, so the position of emperor"
Hearing his reminder, everyone couldn't help but look at each other and fell into silence. Yes, although the murderer of Emperor Arthur has been found, the dispute over the throne still exists. If this problem is not solved, I am afraid that the civil strife in the imperial capital will continue and may become out of control.
To solve this problem, it is actually very simple, as long as we can decide the emperor's candidate now. The three highnesses looked at each other, but no one said anything. An Ruoran sat down, pointed at Cruz, and said helplessly: "Okay, how about I make some suggestions? Your Highness, Cruise, although you did not kill the Emperor, this matter has nothing to do with it. You can¡¯t get away from it, do you admit that?¡±
After a long silence, Cruise finally nodded slowly and solemnly, indirectly admitting his failure. Regardless of how much the death of Emperor Arthur had to do with him, just having an affair with his mother and concubine made him lose the possibility of inheriting the throne. An Ruoran sighed softly and said: "So, I think you are not qualified to inherit the throne, and for your guilt"?¡±
He didn¡¯t say anything more, but turned his attention to Jun An and Artest who were standing aside. The two highnesses looked at each other, and Jun An finally said: "This matter is not disgraceful even to my father, so it is best to hide it and not announce it to the public. But Cruz well, if he is willing If he signs a document to renounce the throne and leaves the Kasyapa Empire, we will no longer hold him responsible for his crimes."
Hearing Jun'an's conditions, Cruise changed his face slightly at first, and then sighed softly. Even if he is not willing to accept such conditions, he must admit that under the current situation, this is the best solution. Leaving the Kasyapa Empire does not necessarily mean final failure. As long as it can get help from the Northern Alliance and rely on the hidden forces it has operated within the empire for many years, there is still a chance for a comeback.
"Then, I accept this condition." After thinking secretly for a while, Cruise finally nodded slowly and promised. An Ruoran smiled, then turned to look at Jun An and Artest, and said calmly: "Very good, then we only need to choose one of the two now. Your Highnesses, although you have a good relationship, I'm afraid at this time You have to pick someone out."
Junan and Artest looked at each other and fell into silence at the same time. More than a dozen nobles looked at each other, but they didn't know what to say, so they could only act as foils. An Ruoran waited patiently for a few minutes. Seeing that no one spoke, he finally said helplessly: "Okay, okay! In that case, let's use the fairest and simplest method. How about drawing lots?" This method is very effective."
Hearing these words, more than a dozen nobles present shook at the same time and almost fell down. Such a serious matter, related to the future of the empire and millions of people, has to be decided by drawing lots. This is too too weird! An Ruoran smiled and forgot about them, and said calmly: "Well, do you think this method is not good? Then, whoever has a better suggestion can also speak up and listen."
A dozen nobles looked at each other, but also admitted that they had no better way. Jun An and Artest looked at each other and fell silent. After a moment, Artest nodded slightly and whispered: "I agree. Whether you are lucky enough to be emperor or not will be determined by drawing lots."
"I" Jun An glanced at Artest and fell into a conflicting mood. However, after being silent for a long time, he finally showed a helpless smile and sighed: "Well, there is no other way anyway. Let's see who the gods stand by. Mr. An, do you think we will draw lots?" Hold a memorial ceremony?"
"Do you need to go to so much trouble? If you are sincere, let's draw lots now!" An Ruoran looked around, simply tore off two strips of cloth from Ponteles's clothes, and then made some behind everyone's back. Little moves. A few minutes later, he held two strips of cloth in his hands, stretched them out in front of Jun An and Artest, and said with a faint smile: "Okay, then who chooses first? The selection criteria are very simple. The one with the longest draw is the emperor. !¡±
Jun An swallowed his throat and slowly reached out to reach for the two strips of cloth. But before he could make a difficult choice, An Ruoran suddenly retracted his hand and said with a smile: "Wait, I still have two conditions. First, no matter who wins, the loser cannot be persecuted. Is there any problem?"
Jun An and Artest looked at each other and nodded in unison. The two of them had a very good relationship, and they would not persecute each other even if they were not bound by the oath. An Ruoran nodded with satisfaction and said: "In addition, since I have put in so much effort, you will always do something for me. It's very simple. After the empire is stabilized, I hope you will mobilize all your strength to help me find someone. A man with a half-moon birthmark on his right shoulder.¡±
"Compared to the previous conditions, Jun'an and Artest agreed faster this time. After receiving a satisfactory answer, An Ruoran placed the two strips of cloth in front of them again and handed over the antidote. After hesitating for a moment, Jun An finally chose the one on the left, and the one on the right naturally belonged to Artest. An Ruoran smiled, clapped her hands gently and said, "Have you decided? Then, let's see who is the lucky one now!"
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