Duan Qing did not wait too long. The banquet specially invited by His Majesty the Emperor began. However, Duan Qing did not expect that the other guest mentioned by the emperor at the banquet was actually
who.
"Hello, this...well, can I continue to call you Your Excellency Xue Ling Huan Bing?"
Compared with the previous hall, a much smaller hall was now brightly lit in front of Duan Qing. The small square table where he was already seated was filled with all kinds of food that Lin Ren was coveting.
Food, and the white-haired figure belonging to Xueling Huanbing also appeared on the opposite side of the banquet from the other side of Frey Palace some time later: "Welcome to the center of the empire, the dark witch."
"...It seems that Your Majesty has already known my identity?" His eyes turned inadvertently around Duan Qing's position, ignoring the two Xue Ling Huan Bing who was escorting the royal guards behind him and replied in a flat voice: "Why are you still there?
Want to let me in? Why didn't you arrest me in the main hall?"
"I only found out later. After all, we are not familiar with each other." His Majesty the Emperor, who was already sitting in the middle of the banquet, heard the sound and laughed twice: "From the time your name became famous in the Free Continent until now, we have never known each other.
What a good opportunity to chat with each other."
"So this is the reason why you invited me here, right?" Still maintaining that calm look, Xue Ling Huan Bing took a slight breath: "Okay, if you have any trouble, please come to me and bring us
The captain let go"
"Don't be anxious, don't be anxious."
Pushing his hands to interrupt the other party's words, the lion emperor named Drenier once again let out a deafening laugh: "This rare free time, I don't want to be easily ruined by your violent thoughts. After all, I
We usually have enough things to fight for, but now we don’t want to go to war over it.”
"Don't worry, I won't do anything to you." He waved his hand and motioned to a waiter next to him to take the white-haired swordswoman to the banquet seat on the other side: "At least not now, I promise.
"
"..."
Instead of following the steps guided by the waiter, Xue Ling Huan Bing, whose expression was still unkind, still looked at the Lion Emperor in front of him with plain and indifferent eyes, until the atmosphere that was still surrounding the banquet began to cool down.
Only then did she cast her casual gaze on Duan Qing, who was laughing dryly, again: "I want to sit here."
"...Ha, I thought it was something that annoyed our beautiful lady. Turns out she was just protesting against my poor arrangements?" His Majesty the Emperor, who kept looking at her, stroked his beard and laughed loudly: "That's easy to say.
It's easy to say, come here."
He pointed at the small square table next to Duan Qing, indicating that the banquet tables that were originally arranged in two rows should be moved to one side. This also made Duan Qing, who didn't know what to do, stay where he was.
He became even more restless: "What are you doing here?"
"Did you ask for this banquet? If you want to give someone away, you should at least ask your teammates for their opinions."
"Hey, I'm one of the victims too, and this guy seems to be easy to talk to, but you insist on doing this..."
"……Yeah?"
The hands and feet sitting there became slightly stiff, and Xue Ling Huan Bing then lowered her head slightly: "I'm sorry."
"Since there are no old grudges or festivals, we must get used to being kind to others." Looking at the pitiful appearance of this woman, Duan Qing lowered his voice and flattened his mouth helplessly: "Although I don't know now.
, what is the reason why His Majesty the Emperor invited you here."
"Inviting this adventurer here is just out of my curiosity." The voice belonging to Drenier then sounded in Duan Qing's other ear, accompanied by the man sitting in the hall.
The burly figure above the center of the room squinted his eyes downward: "I am very interested in you and the sword behind you."
"Even if you become as weak as you are now, that bloody sword will still be by your side." He ignored the serious looks in the eyes of Duan Qing and Xue Ling Huanbing and took the lead.
He took a bite of a large piece of animal meat that had been roasted until golden brown in front of him: "Did you get it when you were in the Sky City?"
"Yes." Xue Ling Huan Bing first glanced in the direction of Duan Qing and cleared his throat before cautiously replying: "I lost most of my things during my subsequent journey, but only this long handle
The sword is always with me."
"Almost all the relics left by Emperor Frey are now collected in the Royal Museum of the Empire." Stretching his arms, Drenier gestured slightly toward the northeast where he was: "Even if
Emperor, it is very difficult to use the weapons and equipment of the former overlord. As an adventurer, you can use this sword to such an extent... It is really impressive."
"Now I can't exert my full strength." Shaking his head gently, Xue Ling Huan Bing couldn't help but show a somewhat lonely expression: "I can't even wield this long sword anymore..."
"In that case, are you interested in returning this sword to our empire?"
Having said these words suddenly, Drenier, who was sitting directly above, looked at the two people on the left with calm eyes: "Because it is my personal wish, I did not say it in the hall, but
As a member of the royal family and a descendant of Fleur, I naturally hope to recover all the relics that have been left outside."
"..."
"Of course, as a thank you, I will definitely give you compensation beyond your imagination."
Looking at Xue Ling Huan Bing's unkind expression as she gradually fell silent, the emperor raised his finger again in the middle of the sentence: "I know that you adventurers value these weapons and equipment more important than your lives, but naturally these equipment are also
There is such a thing as adaptability, and with your current strength, it is very difficult to bring that long sword to its fullest potential."
"I will open the royal treasure house and choose a weapon that is most suitable for you." He looked at Duan Qing and Xueling Huanbing with questioning eyes: "How?"
"……how do you say?"
"What should I say? I am not the owner of Luoyang."
Looking at the eyes of Xue Ling Huan Bing who then asked in a low voice, Duan Qing spread his hands helplessly: "Since that thing belongs to you now, naturally you have the final say. No matter how you deal with it, I
No one will have any comments."
"If you say to return it to the emperor now, I won't hesitate for a moment." Xue Ling Huan Bing quietly shook her head: "But...if it were up to me to decide, I would not give up this long sword.
of."
"Because this is the gift you left me called Moshang Qingshan."
She blinked, then turned her head calmly: "Please allow me to refuse, Your Majesty."
"What a regrettable decision."
The slightly frowned brows relaxed again with two bursts of laughter. The cheerful Drenier then looked at the faces of the two tense players with meaningless eyes: "Two hundred players from Loria Village.
Thirty-eight lives, 324 lives at the foot of the Andas Mountains, and the tragedies in various empire villages... I thought I could take this opportunity to completely recover this evil weapon that represents evil.
Woolen cloth."
"But it doesn't matter. Anyway, you two are now members of the Empire." He looked at the woman whose eyes suddenly changed with calm eyes: "Since they are the descendants of Fleur, and the blood debt of thousands of Empire civilians, our royal family
I can also come forward to smooth things over for you."
"Your Majesty seems to still have fresh memories of the villagers I once massacred." In the atmosphere that gradually became quiet, Xue Ling Huan Bing, who had been silent for a while, replied expressionlessly: "If your Majesty insists on using this
If you have any reason to take my life, then you can go ahead and do it."
"I don't mean to threaten you at all." The powerful aura then passed through the entire Frey Palace accompanied by Drenier's laughter, but Duan Qing was not controlled by His Majesty the Emperor.
There was no smile in his eyes: "I just want to take this opportunity to give you a little warning."
"This long sword abandoned by the ancestor emperor was finally abandoned on that city in the sky. It was not without her own reasons." He pointed to the location of Xue Ling Huan Bing: "The sword Blood Sword Luoyang
The ominous aura attached to it is not something ordinary people can bear."
"I can also detect a strong smell of killing from this sword." Queening Smit, the palace swordsman standing next to Drenier, also shook his head and said: "What a pity for such a good sword.
If it can be handled properly, its power and adaptability may be even greater."
"..."
"Of course, there are many abandoned royal relics like the one you have in the outside world." Looking at the white-haired woman who then fell silent, Drenier then smiled and shook his head: "I
Understand how much you adventurers love a good sword or a good knife. It can even be said to be your life. However, the risks behind these things are often greater than what you see now.
There are much more.”
"I will not force others to do anything difficult. After all, Luoyang did not fall into your hands out of thin air." He nodded towards Xue Ling Huan Bing, and then his eyes fell on Duan Qing beside her: "I just hope you can
Think more about it in your future adventures, and don’t be blinded by hatred and pain and commit more unacceptable tragedies.”
"Thank you for the reminder, Your Majesty." As if he understood what the other party meant, Duan Qing hurriedly bowed down and said, "We will pay attention."
"My words are not just for her." Drenier changed the subject: "This...well, the adventurer named Linyuan Duanshui, I hope you can also consider this of mine.
suggestion."
"...What?" After staring for a long time, Duan Qing put on a puzzled expression: "If it's for my teammate's weapon, you'd better refer to her own opinion..."
…”
"Now we are talking about your business."
He raised his wine glass and half of Emperor Drenier's face was slowly covered: "You once admitted to Weir's matter in the hall, right?"
"Where is she now?"
"Well..."
Finally understanding the purpose of the banquet, Duan Qing rubbed his nose and lowered his head: "She is indeed in the city now, but her condition may be a little abnormal."
"Is the state abnormal?" Drenier once again raised his fork to tear the meat and paused for a moment: "What does this mean?"
"To put it simply, she is unwilling to communicate with outsiders now." Duan Qing's expression became a lot weirder: "Or it may be more appropriate to say that she is unwilling to meet with others."
"...I also heard about the ridiculous things Chris did that day." The wine swayed back and forth in the glass, and Drenier's voice became a little deeper: "I can only say that it was fortunate.
Weir's ability was strong enough and she actually escaped her final fate."
"As an emperor, I feel sorry for her in so many ways." He said in a heavy voice, and his eyes turned to the top of the hall and became a little lonely: "If possible, I hope to put an end to these injustices with my own hands."
"What is your relationship with that Ms. Violet?"
"It's all the royal stuff that's been chewed up, so I won't bring it up to make people laugh."
Facing Duan Qing's subsequent probing question, His Majesty the Emperor waved his hands helplessly: "I just hope to find an opportunity to have a good conversation with her before the situation becomes out of control."
"I'm sorry, but I'm afraid everything about her will have to be postponed for a while." Knowing that his reputation in the other party's heart was still not enough, Duan Qing smiled and shook his head: "After all, we have been together every day since we came here.
To deal with the troubles about ourselves, so..."
"The trouble on her is not small." Drenier looked at Duan Qing's face calmly: "Just like what I just warned, not everything is suitable for you adventurers to master.
, in case something goes wrong..."
"It's not that we didn't expect this, but one of the purposes of our coming here is to deal with those, uh, weird phenomena that happened to her." Duan Qing replied without being humble or arrogant: "Of course, I also hope to be able to
To deal with these matters peacefully without threatening each other's lives, if His Majesty the Emperor can be of some help in this regard, I will also be happy to convey what you want to say to the other party... Well."
The sound of Ruoyouruowu's footsteps then reached Duan Qing's ears, interrupting what he was about to say again. The two adventurers then followed Drenier's gaze and looked outwards to the side of the palace.
The figure of a waiter walking quickly came into their eyes: "..."
"It's already coming to the door."
After digesting the information that the waiter said in his ear, His Majesty the Emperor opened his eyes again after being silent for a moment, and then smiled at Duan Qing and his wife with a tone of sadness.
The individual whispered: "Every time I encounter something like this, I always lament the shortness of my leisure time... You go away."
"Remember to say hello to Weier for me."
This chapter has been completed!